Thermal Power Plants' Fuel Tanks Are 80% Full; Company Says 410 Million Litres of Storage Will Be Added by Year-End

Azim Etemadi, chief executive of the Thermal Power Company, said at a press conference for the International Electricity Industry Exhibition (edition 26) on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 (19 Aban 1405), that about 80 percent of power plants' fuel tank capacity has been filled and that 410 million litres will be added to plant fuel storage capacity by the end of the year. He said natural gas is the plants' main fuel and diesel and fuel oil are the backup; burning liquid fuel raises maintenance costs by about 30 percent. He said how long liquid fuel stocks will last cannot be stated precisely, because it depends on the gas supplied during the cold season and on demand management, and that if electricity and gas use falls about 10 percent the winter can pass without blackouts.

Etemadi said the attack on South Pars facilities cut the country's gas output by about 3 million cubic metres a day. He added that all thermal plants damaged in the 40-day war are back in service, although some rebuilding continues, and that more than 35,000 megawatts of major overhauls were completed from Esfand to Ordibehesht. He said thermal plant efficiency has risen from 39.5 to about 40 percent, saving about 1 billion cubic metres of gas a year. The figures are statements by the Thermal Power Company's chief executive.