High Electricity Wastage in Steel Sector Troublesome

The production of 1 ton of steel in Iran requires 800 kilowatt hours of electricity, which is 62% higher than the global average.
Based on data from academic studies, the average power consumption to manufacture 1 ton of steel in countries like China, Turkey, India and Russia is approximately 494 kWh that is 306 kWh less than the power used in Iran’s steel mills, Barq News reported.
In other words, close to 300 kWh of electricity go to waste for producing each ton of steel as power optimization techniques in the key industry is ignored in Iran and the production methods and technologies are outdated.
Iran’s annual steel output is around 78 million tons, which means approximately 23 billion kWh of power are annually wasted in the steel sector. This can be avoided if energy efficiency plans are implemented.