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Iran Thermal Capacity at 64 GW

The government has earmarked $460 million for the nationwide project to overhaul thermal power plants
Iran Thermal Capacity at 64 GW
Iran Thermal Capacity at 64 GW

Thermal power plants accounted for almost 94% of total electricity production in the last 10 months,  managing director of the Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said.
"There are 123 thermal plants in the country, of which 81 are owned by private companies in charge of generating 60% of the total output," Mohsen Tarztalab told Paven, the Energy Ministry's news portal, on Friday.
Giving a breakdown of power capacity at 81 gigawatts, Tarztalab said the thermal units, which are either steam, combined-cycle or gas-powered, make up about 64GW of the total.

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