List of power stations in Iran
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In 2012, Iran had roughly 400 power plant units. By the end of 2013, it had a total installed electricity generation capacity of 70,000 MW, up from 90 MW in 1948, and 7024 MW in 1978. There are plans to add more than 5,000 MW of generation capacity annually to the power grid, which would almost double the total power generation capacity to 122,000 MW by 2022. The government of Iran planned to privatize 20 power plants by September 2010. Iran's peak demand for electricity was 45,693 MW during the summer of 2013.
It was predicted in 2014 that Iran would account for 17.08% of MENA power generation. Natural gas was the major fuel used to generate electricity in Iran in 2009, accounting for an estimated 56.8% of primary energy demand (PED), followed by oil at 40.8% and hydroelectricity at 1.4%. As of 2010, the average efficiency of power plants in Iran was 38%. The figure should reach 45% within five years and 50% under Vision 2025.
Electricity generation in 2008 accounted for 203.8 TWh, or roughly 1% of world's total production, an increase of 5.9% from the year before.
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