Shorouk Express
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 10. Iran is allocating
a significant investment of around 35 trillion rials (about $61.4
million) for the construction of a 400-kilovolt substation in
Tabriz, located in the country’s East Azerbaijan Province, Trend reports via the
Iranian Ministry of Energy.
The substation is set to have a capacity of 630 megawatts and
aims to strengthen the electrical grid in the central and southern
parts of East Azerbaijan province, as well as facilitate energy
exchange with the country’s broader electricity network.
Iran’s electricity production potential previously stood at
93,455 megawatts. The production potential of Iran’s thermal power
plants is 76,257 megawatts, the production potential of
hydroelectric power plants is 12,144 megawatts, the production
potential of retail power plants is 2,485 megawatts, the production
potential of renewable power plants is 1,450 megawatts, the
production potential of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is 1,020
megawatts, and the production potential of diesel units is 408
megawatts.
