INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
generation capacity is supplied by thermal power plants
priorities since the current government administration took office in 2021.In August 2021, Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian announced
would be achieved through the construction of thermal power plants with 15,000 MW of capacity, and renewable power plants with a capacity of
10,000 MW by the public and private sectors, as well as the construction of new power plants with 10,000 megawatts capacity by large
industries.Over the past decade, constant temperature rising and the significant decrease in rainfalls across Iran have put the country in a
hard situation regarding electricity supply during peak consumption periods.In this regard, the Energy Ministry has been following new
and also building new power plants for major industries are among the mentioned programs that are being pursued seriously by the ministry in
collaboration with other related government entities.EF/MA
