Capacity of thermal power plants rises over 3,000 MW
The nominal capacity of Iran’s thermal power plants has reached 72,027 megawatts (MW), registering an increase of 3,000 MW over the past 12 months, IRNA reported.
The government has managed to increase the capacity of the country’s thermal power plants including steam, gas, and combined cycle power plants from 69,000 MW to over 72,027 since it took office in August 2021.
Combined cycle power plants account for the biggest share of the country’s power generation capacity with a total capacity of 34,219 MW, followed by gas power plants with a capacity of 21,979 MW and steam power plants with a capacity equal to 15,829 MW.
Increasing the country’s power generation capacity and preventing blackouts during peak consumption periods have been among the Energy Ministry’s top priorities.
Back in August 2021, Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian announced that his ministry was planning to boost the country’s power generation capacity by 35,000 MW over the next four years.
The mentioned figure would be achieved through the construction of thermal power plants with 15,000 MW of capacity, and renewable power plants with the capacity of 10,000 MW by the public and private sectors, as well as the construction of new power plants with 10,000 megawatts capacity by large industries.
Over the past decade, constant temperature rising and the significant decrease in rainfalls across Iran have put the country in a hard situation regarding electricity supply during peak consumption periods.
In this regard, the Energy Ministry has been following new programs to meet the country’s power demand during peak periods and to prevent outages.
Constructing new units in the country’s power plants and also building new power plants for major industries are among the mentioned programs that are being pursued seriously by the ministry in collaboration with other related government entities.
The Islamic Republic’s total power generation capacity currently stands at about 85,500 gigawatts most of which is supplied by thermal power plants.
Source: Tehran Times
Top News
Six last month
Iran Alloy Steel Company intends to purchase 12 tons of ferrotungsten through public tender
Iron ore price flirts with key $100/t level on firm demand, China stimulus hopes
Hedge funds slash bullish wagers on gold over Trump election win
Gold loses some luster after Trump’s decisive win
Resolute Mining says it will pay Mali $160 million in tax dispute
Russia takes aim at US nuclear power by throttling uranium
Aluminum price to average 6% higher in 2024 on strong demand: Fitch
BHP to spend up to $14 billion on Chilean copper expansion
Trump chooses oil fracking boss as energy secretary
Marimaca Copper eyes ASX dual listing to boost Chile project
Osisko Development surges on permitting milestone for Cariboo gold project
Earth AI, Legacy Minerals make first greenfield palladium discovery using artificial intelligence
Mexico’s proposed higher mining royalties could block nearly $7bn in investments
Sierra Leone woos miners to clean energy with $11 billion plan
Alrosa plans production cuts and staff reduction for 2025
Chile’s rare salt flat fish face threat from lithium mining project
Endeavour Silver raises $73m for Pitarrilla project
BHP to spend up to $14 billion on Chilean copper expansion
Chile’s rare salt flat fish faces threat from lithium mining project
Iran Alloy Steel Company intends to purchase 12 tons of ferrotungsten through public tender
Iran Alloy Steel Company intends to purchase 150 tons of Low-Carbon Ferro Manganese through public tender
Marimaca Copper eyes ASX dual listing to boost Chile project
Osisko Development surges on permitting milestone for Cariboo gold project
Earth AI, Legacy Minerals make first greenfield palladium discovery using artificial intelligence
Mexico’s proposed higher mining royalties could block nearly $7bn in investments
Sierra Leone woos miners to clean energy with $11 billion plan
Alrosa plans production cuts and staff reduction for 2025
Chile’s rare salt flat fish face threat from lithium mining project