Iran to face huge power deficit, despite output growth
Despite increasing its power generation capacity by more than 2.5 gigawatts (GW) since March 21, 2016 (when last Iranian fiscal started), Iran may face 4 GW power deficit in summer. Iran has increased nominal power generation capacity by 2.324 GW in the last fiscal year and added 275 MW again in the first two months of the current fiscal year. Currently, the nominal power generation capacity stands at 76.837 GW, according to statistics of Energy Ministry, but an Iranian official told IRNA June 6 that the country may face a 4 GW power deficit in the summer, when the electricity demand reaches a peak point. Iran plans to add 4.244 GW more to nominal power generation capacity by March 2018. This summer would be 1.5 degree warmer than last summer, Alireza Ahmadi Yazdi, Iranian Power Generation Transmission and Distribution Management Company's (TAVANIR) Director said. Despite nearly 77 GW of nominal power generation capacity, its actual net power generation (excluding 10% po