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               6. Fuel Consumption


               Figure 13 illustrates how much fuel was consumed by thermal power plants in fiscal year. It is
                 dropped from about 23.55 Billion Cubic Meters in summer to 9.96 Billion Cubic
               clear that natural gas was the dominant primary energy in Iran power generation sector. The
                 Meters in  winter.  The  annual natural gas consumption  increased by  2.4%
               annual natural gas consumption increased by 2.4% compared to the last fiscal year.
                 compared to the last fiscal year.
               As regards liquid fuel consumption, it dropped to its lowest level in spring and then gradually
                 As regards liquid fuel consumption, it dropped to its lowest level in spring which
               reached its peak in winter.
                 and


                       30,000

                     Liter      25,000

                     Milion Cubic Meter/Million   15,000
                       20,000





                       10,000

                        5,000


                           ‐
                                     Spring           Summer              Fall             Winter
                                        Natural Gas (M.m  )  Gasoil (M.L)  Mazut (M.L)

                                                      3

                               Figure 13: Volume of the Fuel Consumption in the Intended Fiscal Year

                 7.  Transmission Cost

                 Since  the  RECs  are the  owners of  the transmission  system  in IREMA,
                                    1
                                                                      by all  market participantsto
                 remunerate their  costs                      the fFigure 14, the highest  amount



                 of  cross-border exchanges the lowe
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                 1  Regional Electricity Company


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