BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 26. Iran intends to increase its electricity generation capacity by 5,333 megawatts (MW) by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2025), Trend reports via Iran's Ministry of Energy.
The ministry pointed out that with the commissioning of gas turbine units, it's planned to boost electricity capacity by 2,817 MW, combined cycle units by 942 megawatts, and through certain works on hydroelectric power plants by 120 MW.
Besides, 200 megawatts of electricity are expected to be added to the country's production capacity through small power plants (Distributed Generation), and 1,254 MW through renewable energy power plants.
It's also anticipated that power supply during peak summer periods next year will improve as the mentioned volumes of electricity will be added to the country's generation potential.
The ministry highlighted that during the summer, electricity demand on certain days reached 80,000 MW, indicating an eight percent increase in demand. This growth has posed significant challenges for the country's electricity supply across various sectors.
To note, Iran's electricity generation potential is 93,455 MW. The production potential of Iran's thermal power plants is 76,257 MW; the production potential of hydroelectric power plants - 12,144 MW; the production potential of retail power plants - 2,485 MW; the production potential of renewable power plants - 1,141 MW; the production potential of Bushehr nuclear power plant - 1,020 MW; and the production potential of diesel units - 408 MW.
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