Power Consumption to Reach All-Time High Before Summer

A rise in temperature, which has been predicted for the coming days, may lead to a surge in power consumption and hit an unprecedented record of 60,000 megawatts, the Energy Ministry’s spokesman for the power department said.
“According to the weather forecasts, up until the end of the week [June 18], we will see an average increase of 1.4 degrees centigrade throughout the country. The rise in some provinces will even reach 5 degrees, which will, in turn, lead to higher power consumption,” IRNA also quoted Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi as saying.
Electricity consumption on June 9 surpassed 57,500 MW while during the same period of last year, the figure was 51,500 MW.