BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 24. In the 8th month of the current Iranian year (from March 21 to November 20, 2024), the Tarasht Thermal Power Plant, located in Tehran province in northern Iran, produced 203,000 megawatt-hours of electricity, according to Trend.
According to Y. Nobakht, of the total amount of electricity produced, 93,000 megawatt-hours were generated by steam-powered units, and 110,000 megawatt-hours were produced by gas-powered units.
Furthermore, Nobakht stated that two steam units of the Tarasht Power Plant have been permanently decommissioned as part of the scheduled upgrade and replacement of gas engine units.
It is worth noting that the production capacity of the four steam power units at the Tarasht Power Plant is 60 megawatt-hours, while the capacity of a single gas unit is 25 megawatt-hours. The plant has been in operation for over 60 years.
Additionally, according to available data, Iran's total electricity generation capacity amounts to 93,455,000 megawatt-hours. Of this, 76,257 megawatt-hours come from thermal power plants, 12,144 megawatt-hours from hydroelectric plants, 2,485 megawatt-hours from retail stations, 1,347 megawatt-hours from renewable energy sources, and the Bushehr nuclear power plant provides 1,020 megawatts, with a diesel capacity of 408 megawatts.