Electric utility: National grid weathered $21m-plus war damage with no outage
The head of Iran's Power Generation and Distribution Company (Tavanir) said the amount of damage incurred so far by the Israeli-imposed war is estimated at over $21 million, adding, however, that the estimate of damage inflicted on the electricity industry is not yet fully determined.
"The estimate of damages inflicted on the electricity industry in the imposed war by Israel is not yet fully determined; the amount of damage incurred so far is estimated at 2 trillion tomans ($21.74m), which includes transmission lines, power stations, and electricity distribution networks," Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said in a television interview, ISNA reported.
Noting that the volume of the Israeli regime's attacks was greater in Tehran than in other areas and that the electricity industry suffered more damage, Rajabi Mashhadi, stated, "Under these circumstances, efforts were made so that subscribers would not feel any power shortage and would have stable electricity."
He said three very large transformers were damaged, and the company managed to transport them from other provinces to Tehran and replace. He added that out of 50 incidents resulting from the 12-day war, 25 incidents were related to Tehran.
"Some of these damages were repaired in the first hours, and others were compensated within two days, such that subscribers did not experience outages due to these damages," Rajabi Mashhadi said.
"Components that suffered more damage have been taken out of circuit and are under repair.”
Stating that repairs on 130,000 megawatts of power plants have been completed, he said, "These repairs belonged to thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, small-scale, and renewable power plants."
According to Rajabi Mashhadi, "All the country's power plants are in the production circuit at maximum capacity, and 150,000 employees of the electricity industry, including both public and private sectors, are striving for the stability of the power grid."
He requested electricity subscribers across the country to accompany the electricity industry during these hot days of the year with proper and optimal consumption.
During the 12-day war, four workers of the electricity industry were killed while performing their duties.