The amount of total electricity generation and fuel consumption of power plants are depicted in the below table.
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Growth Rate (%)
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Summer 2023
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Summer 2022
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|
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6%
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115/6
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109/4
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Total electricity generation (million MWh)
|
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2%
|
27/7
|
27/1
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Natural gas equivalent (billion m3)
|
|
9%
|
25/7
|
23/6
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Natural gas (billion m3)
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-51%
|
1/0
|
2/0
|
Gasoil (billion litres)
|
|
-31%
|
0/9
|
1/3
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Fuel oil (billion litres)
|
According to this table, during the summer of 2023, the total electricity generation of power plants increased by about 6% compared to the previous summer, while the consumption of liquid fuel (gasoil and mazut) decreased by more than 40% compared to the previous summer.
Iran's peak electricity demand surged to 73,463 MW, on August 6th, 2023.