EghtesadOnline: Policymakers’ shortsightedness and the existence of a mafia-like syndicate that controls thermal power plants has caused Iran to remain fully dependent on fossil fuel-based power, a lecturer at Sharif University of Technology said.

EghtesadOnline: Thermal Power Plants Holding Company has plans to indigenize almost 80% of equipment for power plants, director general of the Technology and Indigenization of Power Plants Office at the TPPHC said.

EghttesadOnline: Close to 1,800 megawatts will be added to the national grid next month to help meet rising demand in summer, managing director of Iran's Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said.

EghtesadOnline: The average efficiency of thermal power plants has reached 38.1% compared to the global average that is 37%, head of Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said.

EghtesadOnline: With installed capacity of 65 gigawatts, Iran ranks ninth in terms of thermal power capacity in the world.