Iran’s Electricity Output Capacity To Hit 76,000 Megawatts

Tehran, Feb 14, IRNA – Iran’s electricity output capacity will reach 76,000 megawatts when the projects underway come on stream, said Deputy Energy Minister. Ali Zabihi said that around 5,000 megawatts was added to Iran’s electricity output capacity last year and 4,000 megawatts are projected to be added to the capacity this year. Allocation of budget to electricity projects was lower this year due to economic problems and it led to slowing down progress of the projects, he added. Zabihi expressed hope that the obstacles will be removed in the next fiscal year./end