TEHRAN – Head of Iran Grid Administration Firm (IGMC) Mostafa Rajabi-Mashhadi has stated Power Ministry is implementing a complete program for guaranteeing sustained electrical energy provide throughout the summer time season’s decide consumption interval, IRNA reported.
Talking to the nationwide TV on Monday, Rajabi-Mashhadi stated: “In keeping with the forecasts, there’s a chance of early temperature rise as of Ordibehesht (the second Iranian calendar month which begins on April 21), which implies an extended peak consumption interval and signifies that the electrical energy business ought to be able to handle this era.”
Relating to the state of the nation’s water reserves, the official stated: “Presently, about 50 p.c of the capability of the nation’s dam reservoirs are full, however we can not say for positive that the scenario is healthier than final yr.”
He additionally talked about the annual overhaul program of the ability vegetation throughout Iran, saying: “Presently, 60 p.c of the ability vegetation’ annual overhaul program has been accomplished.”
Prior to now decade, fixed temperature rising and the numerous lower of rainfalls throughout Iran have put the nation in a tough scenario relating to electrical energy provide throughout peak consumption durations.
Iran’s Energy Technology, Distribution, and Transmission Firm (often known as Tavanir) has beforehand introduced that the corporate was implementing over 40 completely different applications for managing the scenario and stopping blackouts within the nation.
Again in October 2021, the Trade, Mining, and Commerce Ministry inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Power Ministry for setting up 10,000 megawatts (MW) capability of energy vegetation throughout the nation.
The MOU was signed by Trade Minister Reza Fatemi-Amin and Power Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian.
Talking on the signing ceremony, Mehrabian famous that these energy vegetation shall be constructed to satisfy the wants of business sectors and in response to the signed MOU, industries will meet their electrical energy wants via them and the excess energy shall be injected into the nationwide grid.
The minister said that the nation is presently dealing with 14,000 MW of electrical energy scarcity, including: “This determine equals 22 p.c of the nation’s complete electrical energy demand, which we can not present in varied sectors together with home, industrial, administration, and agricultural areas.”
Stating that the development of those energy vegetation shall be operational within the close to future, Mehrabian stated: “Our industries haven’t been capable of totally implement their growth plans as a consequence of lack of electrical energy. We hope to see good cooperation between the 2 ministries and thus create prosperity in close to future.”
He stated that one of many plans of the Power Ministry is to extend the capability of the nation’s energy vegetation in proportion to the demand.
“We plan to assemble 35,000 MW of energy vegetation in varied fields, of which 15,000 MW shall be mixed cycle and steam energy vegetation established by the Power Ministry and the non-public sector, whereas the opposite 10,000 MW shall be renewable energy vegetation,” the official added.
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