Iran electricity consumption

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  • electricity 2024-10-08 14:43

    Energy Ministry pursuing new plans to pass next summer peak period

    TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said his ministry is pursuing 14 major plans to prepare the country’s electricity sector for passing next summer’s peak consumption period, IRIB reported.

  • electricity 2024-08-07 16:55

    Electricity consumption in Iran rises 6,000 MW

    TEHRAN - Electricity consumption in Iran has increased by 6,000 megawatts (MW) in the current Iranian year (started on March 20) compared to the previous year, Head of Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir) Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said.

  • electricity 2024-08-05 15:36

    Power plants build by industrial sector to come on stream by Mar. 2026

    TEHRAN - Head of Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir) Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi has said most of the power plants that are being constructed by the industrial sector will come on stream by the end of the next Iranian calendar year (late March 2026), ISNA reported.

  • electricity 2024-07-19 14:08

    Tavanir implements 61 power grid development projects

    TEHRAN - Head of Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir) Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi has said the company has implemented 61 transmission and super distribution network development projects since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).

  • electr 2024-07-07 13:59

    Electricity consumption in Iran hits new record high

    TEHRAN - Peak electricity consumption in Iran exceeded 76,000 megawatts (MW) on Saturday as a new heat wave hit the country, Head of Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir) Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said.

  • electricity 2024-06-29 14:58

    Daily electricity consumption rises by 2GW: IGMC

    TEHRAN - Iran’s electricity consumption has registered a significant year-on-year growth, according to a report by Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC)

  • elec 2024-06-22 18:00

    Electricity consumption in Iran surges as temperature continues to rise

    TEHRAN - Electricity consumption in Iran exceeded 73,645 megawatts (MW) over the past few days, registering 200 more than the previous year’s highest consumption record in mid-summer.

  • electricity 2024-06-12 13:42

    Iran to import 500MW of electricity to meet peak summer demand

    TEHRAN - The Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for the electricity sector Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi has said the country is going to import 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Armenia and Turkmenistan to meet the summer’s peak consumption demand.

  • electricity 2024-06-10 14:55

    Electricity consumption exceeds 67,000 MW as temperature begins to rise

    TEHRAN - Daily electricity consumption in Iran reached 67,387 megawatts (MW) on Saturday June 9, registering a 14,000 MW increase compared to the same date last year, according to the data released by Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC).

  • electricity 2024-06-01 13:57

    Electricity consumption increases 11% as temperature begins to rise

    TEHRAN - Electricity consumption in Iran increased by 11% or 6,000 megawatts (MW) in the previous Iranian calendar week (ended on May 31) compared to a week earlier, the head of Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir) said.

  • electricity 2023-08-18 13:37

    Iranian power plants ready for sustained electricity supply: official

    TEHRAN – The deputy head of Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) has said that the country’s power plants are 98 percent ready for a sustained supply of electricity for the rest of the summer season, IRIB reported.

  • electricity 2023-08-12 14:30

    Summer electricity consumption up 6.5% on year

    TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said on Saturday that electricity consumption since the beginning of the current summer season (June 22) increased by 6.5 percent compared to the previous year’s same period.

  • electricity 2023-07-22 14:05

    Electricity consumption in Iran expected to exceed 72,500MW

    TEHRAN – Peak electricity consumption in Iran is expected to surpass 72,500 megawatts (MW) in the coming days due to the increasing temperature across the country, Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said on Saturday.

  • electricity 2023-07-11 13:46

    Electricity consumption in Iran reaches new record high

    TEHRAN – Peak electricity consumption in Iran exceeded 72,000 megawatts (MW) earlier this week as a new heat wave hit the country increasing temperature to an 11-year record high, Mehr News Agency reported.

  • power 2023-06-05 16:54

    Electricity consumption exceeds 60,000 MW as temperature begins to rise

    TEHRAN - Daily electricity consumption in Iran reached 60,150 megawatts (MW) on Saturday registering a 10,000 MW increase compared to the same date last year, according to the data released by Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC).

  • electricity 2022-08-15 15:02

    Peak electricity consumption exceeds 69,000 MW

    TEHRAN – Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian has said the country’s peak electricity consumption in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) has reached 69,278 megawatts (MW), which is 2,000 MW more than the figure for the previous year.

  • electricity 2022-08-10 12:13

    Peak electricity consumption exceeds 69,000 MW

    TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian has said the peak demand for electricity in the country has reached 69,278 megawatts (MW) during the summer, indicating a five percent increase compared to the highest demand for electricity in the previous year which was 67,000 MW, IRNA reported.

  • electricity 2022-08-03 15:06

    Electricity consumption exceeds 66,000 MW as temperature rises again

    TEHRAN - Daily electricity consumption in Iran reached 66,538 megawatts (MW) on Tuesday to register a 3,002 MW increase compared to the same date last year, according to the data released by Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC).

  • mehrabian 2022-07-30 14:54

    Energy Ministry plans to sell electricity through offering mechanism

    TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian has said his ministry plans to implement a program in the near future to sell electricity through an exchange mechanism and based on a supply and demand system.

  • electricity 2022-06-26 15:50

    Daily electricity demand in Iran expected to exceed 68,000 MW

    TEHRAN – Considering the significant temperature rise in recent days and the forecasts for the continuation of this trend in the coming weeks, daily electricity consumption in Iran is expected to exceed 68,000 megawatts (MW), Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi has said.

  • Cryptocurrency mining 2022-06-19 11:48

    Electricity of authorized cryptocurrency mining units to be cut off as of Wednesday

    TEHRAN- The electricity of authorized cryptocurrency mining units will be cut off from the beginning of the next Iranian calendar month Tir (Wednesday, June 22) until the end of the restriction, the Iranian Energy Ministry’s Spokesman for the electricity sector Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi announced.

  • electricity 2022-05-28 15:16

    Electricity consumption falls over 3 GW as govt. management programs pay off

    TEHRAN - Daily electricity consumption in Iran stood at 45,333 megawatts (45.333 gigawatts) on Friday, indicating a decrease of 3,573 MW compared to the figure for the same date in the previous year, IRNA reported.

  • Electricity 2022-02-22 13:43

    Electricity generation rises over 7% in 10 months on year

    TEHRAN- Electricity generation in Iran rose 7.4 percent during the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2021-January 20, 2022), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, Managing Director of Iran Grid Management Company Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi announced.

  • smart meters 2022-02-04 15:42

    One million smart electricity meters installed for big-scale consumers

    TEHRAN – One million smart electricity meters have been installed for large-scale consumers across the country, IRIB reported quoting an official with Iran's Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir).

  • Electricity 2021-12-17 13:28

    Electricity consumption up 6%

    TEHRAN- The consumption of electricity in Iran has risen six percent in the current year’s autumn as compared to the same season in the past year, Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi announced.

  • Electrical equipment 2021-11-17 14:40

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Replacing worn-out equipment to reduce electricity consumption

    TEHRAN- Iran has been facing some serious challenges regarding electricity supply over the past decade mainly due to the temperature rising and decrease of rainfalls.

  • electricity 2021-08-14 13:04

    Tehranis account for 15% of Iran’s total power consumption

    TEHRAN – Capital Tehran accounts for 15 percent of Iran’s total electricity consumption, an official with the country’s Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir) announced.

  • electricity 2021-08-09 15:13

    Tavanir might cut electricity supply to industries to manage consumption surge

    TEHRAN - Mohammad-Hassan Motevalizadeh, the managing director of Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir), has announced the possibility of imposing electricity supply limitations for industrial subscribers, IRIB reported on Monday.

  • electricity 2021-07-26 15:55

    Daily electricity demand in Iran tops 65,000 MW

    TEHRAN - Daily electricity consumption in Iran is currently over 65,000 megawatts (65 gigawatts), nearly 11,000 MW more than the country’s current power generation, Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi has said.