BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 14. The electricity production of Iran's thermal power plants increased by two percent during the six months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through September 21, 2024) compared to the same period last year (from March 21 through September 22, 2023), which is a record high for the country's thermal power plants, the official representative of Iran's thermal power company (TPP) Esmaeil Namazi told reporters, Trend reports.
According to him, Iran's thermal power plants produced 193 million megawatts of electricity during the six months.
Namazi added that 93 percent of the electricity produced in the country during the mentioned period belonged to thermal power plants.
The official noted that 110 million megawatts of electricity were produced in combined cycle units, 38 million in gas units, and 45 million in steam units during the six months.
To note, Iran's electricity production potential is 93,455 megawatts. The production potential of Iran's thermal power plants is 76,257 megawatts, the production potential of hydroelectric power plants - 12,144 megawatts, the production potential of retail power plants - 2,485 megawatts, the production potential of renewable power plants - 1,300 megawatts, the production potential of the Bushehr nuclear power plant - 1,020 megawatts, and the production potential of diesel units - 408 megawatts.