{"id":1678,"date":"2017-11-11T19:39:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T20:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/plan-to-phase-out-dilapidated-power-plants\/"},"modified":"2017-11-11T19:39:35","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T20:39:35","slug":"plan-to-phase-out-dilapidated-power-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/plan-to-phase-out-dilapidated-power-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan to Phase Out Dilapidated Power Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> \tIran aims to shut 3,000 megawatts from decrepit power plants amid a push toward efficient fossil power stations and a flurry of investments in renewable resources, the head of Iran\u2019s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said.<br \/> \t\u201cPower plants with a combined production capacity of 3,000 MW are dilapidated, which should be phased out. To do so, we have devised several plans,\u201d Mohsen Tarztalab was also quoted as saying by ISNA on Friday.<br \/> \tThe official stressed that every dilapidated power plant should be replaced with a modern one, otherwise the renovation plan will not come to fruition.<br \/> \tOn the administration\u2019s measures for modernizing power infrastructure, he said such plans are underway in Tehran and Sistan-Baluchestan provinces.<br \/> \t\u201cWorks on 160 MW of power capacity in the city of Zahedan and 1,034 MW in the capital Tehran have begun,\u201d Tarztalab added.<br \/> \tAccording to the official, the replacement of an outdated power plant with a modern one needs about $2 billion in investment which, if provided, will help complete the modernization plans in five years.<br \/> \tThis is while Abdolrasoul Pishahang, a senior official at Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company, said last year that all the outdated plants will be out of use \u201cin a maximum of 2-3 years\u201d.<br \/> \tTarztalab stressed that the plans could help curb power wastage in the electricity network.<br \/> \tIran\u2019s fossil fuel power stations have an average efficiency of 37%, but the country has turned to using highly-efficient turbines made by German engineering giant Siemens as part of a push to renovate its electrical infrastructure.<br \/> \tIran meets more than 80% of its electricity demand from thermal power plants that run on fossil fuels while renewables account for a meager 420 megawatts, or less than 1% of its energy mix.<br \/> \tMohammad Baqer Nobakht, the government spokesman, told ILNA this week that the administration has commissioned the construction of \u20ac6.3 billion ($7.3 billion) worth of renewable power plants through foreign investment, as Iran takes steps to diversify its energy mix that is dominated by oil and gas.<br \/> \tNobakht added that the new spending will help significantly raise the share of renewables in a country with ample sunlight exposure and huge capacity for wind power.<\/p>\n<p> \t\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi Iran aims to shut 3,000 megawatts from decrepit power plants amid a push toward efficient fossil power stations and a flurry of investments in renewable resources, the head of Iran\u2019s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said. \u201cPower plants with a combined production capacity of 3,000 MW are dilapidated, which should be phased out. 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