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Power shortage expected to hit 25,000 MW next year
Iran is expected to face a 25,000-MW power shortage next summer if no measure is taken with regards to Iranian electricity network, said the head of the Niroo Research Institute (NRI) on Saturday, adding that the figure hit 19 MW during the hot days of the current Iranian year.
Speaking at the Second International Conference on Air Conditioning and Thermal and Refrigeration Facilities in Tehran, Majid Amidpour noted that during the year to March 19, nearly $96 billion of financial opportunities were missed in the country’s energy sector, IRNA reported.
Mistakes were made in the past as industrial development was done in the country without paying attention to the energy sector, which led to electricity shortages, he criticized.
“It is expected that the private sector will come to invest, and we at the Ministry of Energy have planned different financing models for their investment,” Amidpour said.
Iran enjoys a high potential in the field of renewables and with its development, the challenges can be solved to a great extent.
The abundance of renewable resources such as solar, wind, biomass and geothermal energy in Iran, where the national power grid is under growing pressure from runaway demand, is so great that its development and expansion is inevitable.