INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN The typical performance of Irans power plants has actually exceeded 39.6 percent, with efforts underway to sustain the upward
pattern, a senior authorities at the nations Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) said.According to the Energy Ministry, Nasser
Eskandari, deputy head of power generation operations at TPPH, mentioned that enhanced power plant usage, the combination of steam systems
in combined-cycle plants, and making use of more efficient generation units have actually helped the electricity sector curb fuel
Despite a 1.8 percent boost in electrical power production, equivalent fuel consumption rose by only 0.7 percent
This shows a stable enhancement in the effectiveness of Irans thermal power plants, allowing us to create more electrical power with less
fuel, Eskandari noted.Improved efficiency and better intake management led to lower fuel use at thermal power plants in January and
February compared to the very same period in 2015
Daily fuel intake in January was up to 214 million cubic meters from 218 million cubic meters a year previously, while in February, it
decreased from 209 million to 208 million cubic meters.Eskandari emphasized that minimized gas supply this winter season limited the
capability of power plants to stock liquid fuel
Thermal power plants were expected to get more gas to keep liquid fuel for winter, however due to lower gas shipments, most of the available
fuel was taken in instantly, leaving little room for storage, he said.Designed to run mostly on gas, Irans thermal power plants can utilize
liquid fuel just as a short-lived procedure, with devoted storage tanks at plant websites
Eskandari noted that in previous years, over 3 billion liters of liquid fuel were kept annually for winter season usage, but this year, the
reduced gas supply has forced power plants to rely more on liquid fuel.EF/
