Parliament energy committee spokesman says the power shortfall has fallen below 10,000 MW, with 1,000 MW of stable supply allocated to petrochemicals

According to Shana, Reza Sepahvand, spokesman for the energy committee of Iran's parliament, said on Wednesday 29 July 2026, describing the committee's Tuesday 28 July meeting attended by Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi and his deputies, that the country's electricity shortfall, which stood at around 15,000 megawatts last year, has fallen below 10,000 megawatts this year despite damage from the recent war.

He said power cuts to industry, which ran at two days a week last year, have been reduced to one day a week in recent days under a new directive. In the petrochemical sector, where adequate power supply was not possible last year, 1,000 megawatts of stable electricity has been allocated this year under the planning carried out.

Sepahvand added that over the past two years renewable generation capacity, particularly solar power, has risen from 1,200 megawatts to 5,800 megawatts, and that an average of 100 megawatts of new solar capacity is now coming online each week. On fuel supply for power plants in winter, he said the energy committee is coordinating between the oil and energy ministries so that part of the gas fuel shortfall can be offset through storage and the timely supply of alternative fuels including gasoil and liquefied petroleum gas, keeping the grid stable through the winter.