Power grid expansion will support stable energy supply, Iran’s energy minister says
A 63/20-kilovolt substation and double-circuit transmission line in Jahrom were commissioned with a reported investment of 2.75 trillion rials.
Iran’s energy minister said expanding electricity networks is necessary for stable energy supplies and regional development. A 40-megavolt-ampere substation and a 10.6-kilometer double-circuit transmission line in Jahrom were commissioned with a reported combined investment of 2.75 trillion rials.
SHIRAZ — Expanding electricity transmission and sub-transmission networks is essential to ensuring a stable energy supply and supporting development across the country, Iran’s Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said Wednesday.
Speaking at a ceremony marking the commissioning of the Jahrom 4 63/20-kilovolt substation and its associated double-circuit transmission line, Aliabadi said strengthening the power grid would improve the reliability of electricity supplies and create better conditions for industrial, agricultural and economic activity.
The Jahrom 4 substation, with a capacity of 40 megavolt-amperes, and its 10.6-kilometer double-circuit transmission line were built with a combined investment of 2.75 trillion rials, according to the report by the Islamic Republic News Agency, or IRNA.
The substation accounted for 1.95 trillion rials of the investment, while construction of the transmission line cost 800 billion rials.
Navab Ghaedi, managing director of the Fars Regional Electricity Company, said the project had increased the capacity of the Jahrom power network and would help provide more reliable electricity to consumers while meeting new demand in the area.
He added that the project would improve the network’s operational flexibility and stability and strengthen electricity supply conditions for different sectors in Jahrom.