Private Electricity Firms Financially Constrained

Private power producers accounted for 50% of electricity generated in Iran in 2020.
According to IRNA and based on information from the Energy Ministry and the state-run Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir), privately-owned power stations produced 42,000 megawatts of power (200 billion kilowatt hours) in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2021).
Private sector investment in the power industry is said to be near $22 billion and 54% of the power demand are met by private producers.