Steam-Powered Plants Help Save 18 bcm of Gas Annually

Steam-powered plants generate close to 98 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, accounting for 30% of total electricity produced in thermal power plants amounting to 327 billion kWH per year.
Iran's Deputy Energy Minister Homayoun Haeri made the statement while addressing the 31st Annual International Conference of the Iranian Association of Mechanical Engineers and the Ninth Conference on Thermal Power Plant held in Tehran on May 10, ISNA reported.
“The output [98 billion kWH] helps save around 18 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually,” he added, noting that the faster power stations are converted to combined-cycle facilities, the more natural gas and alternative fuels like diesel can be saved.
The official said an estimated 359 billion kWH of power are produced per year in Iran, of which 91% are generated in thermal power stations.