VOL. XLIV

No 46

12-November-2001

IRAN

Iranian Nominal PowerGeneration Capacity Passes 26GW

Iranselectric power generating capacity rose by 5.96gigawatts (gw) in the period1995-2000, and currently stands at 26.373gw, the official IRNA newsagency reported on 1 November. The agency cited a report by the Majlis (parliament)Research Center, which said that the share of hydro-electric power generationcapacity in the countrys portfolio had fallen from 9.57% to 7.58% over theperiod. Gas is increasingly...