April 05, 2021 18:43

Thermal Energy in the Lead

Tavanir data indicate that five new gas-powered thermal stations and combined-cycled plants in Kermanshah, Tehran, North Khorasan, Bushehr and Mazandaran provinces added 685 MW and 990 MW, respectively, to national production

An estimated 340 billion kilowatt hours of power was produced in 2020, up 13% or 40 billion kWh compared to a year ago.
According to data released by the sate-run Tavanir (Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company), of the total approximately 80% or 272 billion kWh was thermal (steam, gas and combined-cycle).
Tavanir said 10 billion kilowatt hours was exported to neighbors, namely Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the last fiscal that ended on March 20, IRNA reported.

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