Trading 60% of the electricity produced by power plants in the energy exchange

According to the report of Energy Press, the Minister of Energy emphasized the necessity of financing in order to develop the country’s power plant capacity and added: the key to the development of various sectors, including industry and agriculture, and providing public welfare is electric energy, and if for any reason, the development of industry and agriculture But if we neglect the development of the power plant industry, the meaning of this action is to increase disharmony.
Regarding solving the problem of power plants’ liquidity and paying their claims, Mehrabian pointed out: At the beginning of the 13th government, power plants had 3-5 year claims, but now a significant part of the power plant’s electricity is sold through the stock market, and these power plants pay the cost of their electricity in cash. receive
He emphasized that in order to resolve the conflict, it is necessary to build a power plant, develop the network, develop substations, and build electricity transmission lines, adding that carrying out these measures requires the support of the Islamic Council in the field of investment.
Pointing out that the construction of a power plant from the decision stage to operation requires a reasonable and sufficient time, Mehrabian said: Since the beginning of the 13th government, 9 thousand megawatts of electricity have been added to the network capacity, and another 22 thousand megawatts of power plant capacity is under construction. Is.
The Minister of Energy continued: The amount of electricity delivered to the industrial sector in the summer of 2023 increased by 25% compared to the summer of 2021, and in the hot season of this year, efforts are being made to voluntarily consume electricity in non-productive sectors through incentive programs. decrease day by day and be allocated to industrial sectors.
He stated that in order to successfully pass the peak load of 1403, the Ministry of Energy put 180 strategic measures on the agenda, and added: in the seventh development plan and the law to remove barriers to the development of the electricity industry, on issues such as creating justice in energy distribution, payment of claims Power plant, optimization and saving in electricity consumption have been emphasized and it has been decided that the power plant capacity of the country will reach 123 thousand megawatts by the end of the 7th plan.
In this regard, the Minister of Energy stated: The development of 6,000 kilometers of transmission lines and 50,000 megavolt ampere substations is one of the other measures that must be implemented based on the seventh development plan. These measures can play an effective role in solving the country’s electricity imbalance.
Mehrabian noted: Today, the construction of the power plant is pursued through the private sector, and in the meantime, there is a need for special support from the Islamic Council and investment from the National Development Fund.
Referring to the need of 20 billion dollars of the country’s power plant industry to realize the capacity increase plan according to the 7th development plan, he added: The development of the country’s electricity capacity cannot be implemented only by law, and to realize it, the activation of the private sector is needed.
Regarding the efficiency of the country’s power plants, the Minister of Energy stated: Currently, various power plants are operating in the country, including old 30-year-old and 40-year-old power plants, and power plants under construction, and according to the new laws and regulations, new power plants must have high efficiency. have 55% to synchronize with the national network.
In another part of his speech, he referred to Article 4 of the law on removing obstacles to the development of the electricity industry and added: According to this legal article, the country’s industries are required to build 10,000 megawatts of their own power plants, of which 1,500 megawatts of power plants will be built and connected to the grid. The country has been synchronized and another 6,000 megawatts of power plants are under construction, which we hope will be connected to the grid by next year.
The Minister of Energy said about the necessity of developing renewable energy in the country: In the world, special attention has been paid to renewable energy, which brings different benefits such as eliminating the imbalance of electricity, eliminating the imbalance of water, eliminating the imbalance of fuel and protecting the environment, and currently Many renewable power plants are being built in the country, which need the special support of the parliament.