The Minister of Energy said: "We lost 4,200 megawatts of power plant capacity in the US attacks."
The spokesman for the Energy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly emphasized: "The proposals of the head of the Energy Optimization and Strategic Management Organization for managing gasoline consumption have not yet been officially reviewed by the Energy Commission, but in general, from our point of view, implementing any of these three scenarios is not possible."
The head of the Energy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, stating that one of the main areas of the commission's follow-up is the issue of increasing energy efficiency in industrial units, said: "Today, a significant part of industries operate with old and energy-intensive equipment, therefore, the Ministry of Energy is expected to advance the programs for modernizing production lines and upgrading technology more quickly."
The government spokesman said: "Given the existing imbalances and the damage caused to energy infrastructure during the third imposed war, energy consumption management is more necessary than ever."
The head of the SATBA organization announced that the planned capacity of Iran's renewable power plants will reach 12,000 megawatts by the end of this year.
Referring to the Ministry of Energy's priorities in providing electricity, the Deputy Minister of Energy said: "Our priority is to provide electricity to tropical regions that are in the area of war operations, and after that, we will provide electricity to the country's productive sector and industries."
The Deputy Minister of Energy announced plans to import 450 megawatts of electricity from Turkey to supply petrochemical companies with electricity, and said: "Currently, about 500 megawatts of electricity are imported into the country annually from Turkmenistan and Armenia; a measure that, while helping to stabilize the electricity supply, will also reduce domestic fuel consumption."
The head of the Energy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly considered comprehensive support for the reconstruction of refineries, petrochemical plants, and power plants as one of the key programs of the commission, and said: "The Energy Commission will enter with all its capacity in any part of the oil industry that needs support, facilitation, and removal of obstacles."
The Vice President said: "The financial benefit from any savings will be paid directly to the consumer."
The head of the Energy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly said: "The establishment of the energy imbalance elimination center has had acceptable achievements, and the Minister of Oil has also emphasized the continuation of its activities and the readiness of this ministry to cooperate in any required area."