Tavanir Cuts Exports by 40% to Meet Surging Domestic Demand

To help meet domestic power demand, electricity exports to neighboring states, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Azerbaijan, have been reduced by 40%, the spokesman of the power industry said.
“Although consumption is half as much as in the hot summer days when peak load reaches 70,000 megawatts, Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) cannot generate enough power due to a natural gas shortage,” Mostafa Rajabi-Mashhadi was also quoted as saying by ISNA.
Gas-powered units account for 80% of Iran’s total power production capacity and because the National Iranian Oil Company cannot supply them with sufficient feedstock, Tavanir has to lower exports to cope with local demand, he added.  
The spokesman noted that most thermal power stations have gone off the grid, as they are being overhauled to get ready for the summer, adding that maintenance and repair works of 134 power plants have made 60% progress.