Tehran Hydropower Plants Equipped to Help in Summer

Tehran hydroelectric power plants are willing and able to support the national electricity grid if needed in the peak of summer when electricity consumption jumps, head of hydropower installations at the Tehran Regional Electricity Company said.
“Tehran has 9 hydropower units with total installed capacity of 268 MW that generate 431,000 megawatt hours of electricity annually,” IRNA quoted Mohammad Shahriari as saying.
Amirkabir Hydroelectric Power Plant adjacent to Amirkabir Dam has two 45 MW units, Taleqan Power Station near Taleqan Dam has two 8.9 MW units, Latyan Plant close to Latyan Dam has two 22.5 MW units and Kalan Power Station adjacent to Lar Dam has three 38.5 MW units, he noted.