While a repeat of the 20,000 MW imbalance of the summer of 1403 was predicted for the summer of 1404, the realization of the recent prediction of a 2-degree increase in summer temperatures compared to normal conditions will add 3,600 MW to peak electricity consumption.
Peak electricity demand in the 49th week of this year reached 47,155 MW, an increase of 5.51% compared to the same period last year.
Since the summer of 2020, the National Iranian Oil Company has injected more than 2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity generated by the West Karun Power Plant into the national grid with the aim of supplying part of the country's electricity.
Emphasizing that we will solve the problem of energy imbalance, the Minister of Energy said: "In order to eliminate existing imbalances, by implementing 14 major energy projects, the amount of electricity production in the country will increase to 100,000 megawatts."
One of the sectors that leads to energy waste in the electricity industry is the distribution network, the main cause of which is the wear and tear of equipment in this sector, unauthorized use, unauthorized cryptocurrency mining, unauthorized branching, etc.
Former Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh considered the meaningless privatization in the ninth and tenth governments to be among other issues that have added to the problems of the ministry.
The Deputy Secretary of the Business Support Committee said: "In the meeting of this committee, the Ministry of Energy reviewed the increase in electricity costs for industrial subscribers and decided to suspend the Ministry of Energy's circular in this regard."
The CEO of Neka Power Generation Management Company said: "The net energy production of the Shahid Salimi Neka Power Plant increased by about 10 percent in the past 9 months compared to the same period last year, despite restrictions on the allocation of gas and diesel fuel."
The Deputy Speaker of the Parliament said that action should be taken against those who cut off electricity without planning or informing the people.
According to the decision of the Armenian government, the country's electricity export capacity to Iran will increase from 350 MW to 1,200 MW, which could also help Iran's electricity grid.
