Iran posts 2.7pct growth in yearly power generation


(MENAFN) Iran's annual electricity generation capacity grew by 2.7 percent to reach 282 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) in the year to March 19, based on recent reports.

In its annual report, the Energy Ministry announced that Iran's power generation capacity rose by 1.3 percent to 74,095 megawatts (MW), according to Trend News Agency.

Additionally, the report further said that 57.298 billion cubic meters of natural gas was supplied to power plants during the year, which indicates a 14-percent growth.

On the other hand, gas oil and fuel oil supply to the sector declined by 25.3 percent and 29.5 percent to 6.629 billion liters and 7.238 billion liters, respectively.


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