Power Projects Worth $250m Underway in Khuzestan

To prevent industrial townships and households from the adverse impact of voltage fluctuations in Khuzestan Province, power projects worth $250 million have been launched, the head of Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company said.
"The initiatives entail building 15 gas-insulated substations (GIS) in addition to three 400-kilovolt power substations, a 132/33-kilovolt mobile substation and extending 100 kilometers of high-voltage transmission cables in several counties, namely Izeh, Bagh-Malek and Dezpart," Arash Kordi was also quoted as saying by ISNA. 
Peak power demand in Iran reached 69,500 megawatts in July, of which 12% were consumed in the southern Khuzestan Province, he added, noting that this area will face a serious deficit in the coming years unless infrastructures are developed.