Interim president opens over 40 projects in power, water sectors
Iran’s Acting President Mohammad Mokhber inaugurated 42 projects in the fields of water and electricity in the four provinces of Ardebil, Kerman, Hormuzgan and Markazi on Thursday via videoconferencing.
The total value of the opened projects stands at about $633 million, according to a report by president.ir.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, which was attended by Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehranian, Mokhber said Iran still has problems in the water and electricity sectors but the country is no longer facing a crisis.
“Today, many plans are being implemented in the field of construction and development of thermal and renewable power plants, efforts to improve the efficiency of power plants, water supply from the sea, waste water treatment, use of deep waters and regulation of resources,” he noted.
Mehrabian, for his part, said at the ceremony that Iran ranks seventh in the world and third in Asia in terms of electricity generation capacity.
The minister went on to say that power plants with a total capacity of 22,000 megawatt are currently being constructed across the country noting that only 8,000 MW are needed to achieve the goals of the Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP) in the field of electricity
production.
The 7NDP was unveiled in a ceremony attended by more than 500 government officials, experts and scholars on May 20, 2023. One of the main goals of the five-year plan is to attain progress accompanied by justice in Iran by achieving an average annual economic growth rate of 8% during the period the plan is executed.