{"id":12816,"date":"2024-12-24T11:56:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T11:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=12816"},"modified":"2024-12-24T11:56:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T11:56:53","slug":"energy-imbalance-challenges-highlighted-at-tccima-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/12816\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy imbalance challenges highlighted at TCCIMA meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0Alireza Kolahi Samadi, head of the Industry Committee at the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (TCCIMA), stated that $35 billion is required to address power shortages and modernize the country\u2019s electricity grid.<\/p>\n

He also called for the establishment of a unified energy command to tackle systemic inefficiencies, the TCCIMA portal reported.<\/p>\n

Kolahi noted that Iran faces a shortage of at least 10,000 megawatts in electricity production capacity. Public investment in electricity generation stopped in the late 2000s, and private-sector investments have also declined.<\/p>\n

The official explained that the policy of price stabilization since the mid-2000s exacerbated the decline in energy infrastructure investment.<\/p>\n

Kolahi highlighted that from 1999 to the late 2010s, only 15-20 percent of required investments in the power transmission and distribution network were made. Over the past three years, investment in this area has nearly stalled.<\/p>\n

He warned that outdated power transmission and distribution networks have seen minimal investment in recent years, with efforts almost halting over the past three years.<\/p>\n

Kolahi also raised concerns about decentralized power generation, cautioning that non-standard fuel use could harm modern engines and worsen environmental pollution.<\/p>\n

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