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New hydropower plants to boost power generation capacity by 4,000MW
Mashaallah Tabe’-Jama’at added that hydropower plants contribute to 73 percent of Iran’s total electricity production, IRNA reported.
In line with the development of small- and medium-sized power plants with the participation of the private sector, the country has plans to build 200MW of small hydroelectric power plants and 430MW of medium-sized power plants across the country, he noted.
The country’s installed power plant capacity has reached 92,000 MW as Iran’s capacity of renewable energies stands at 1,100 MW.
According to Iran’s energy ministry, there are more than one million kilometers of high- and medium-voltage and distribution networks in the country.