TEHRAN – The overhaul operations of thermal power plants across Iran have progressed by 43 percent and the mentioned power plants will be ready for the summer peak consumption period, an official with the country's Thermal Power Plant Holding (TPPH) said.

According to Naser Eskandari, the deputy head of TPPH for strategic affairs, about 360,000 power plant units with a total capacity of 51,000 megawatts are currently undergoing overhaul operations, the work on 43 percent of which has been completed, IRNA reported.

To ensure the proper operation of power plants in the peak consumption period, the annual power plant overhaul program in Iran starts every year in early September.

Summer months constitute Iran’s peak demand periods, so most of the power plant overhaul programs are scheduled to take place during the autumn, winter, and spring seasons.

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