EghtesadOnline: Despite facing low levels of rainfall and hot temperatures, Iran has managed to extract 10% more electrical power from its hydroelectric dams since March 2017, the beginning of its fiscal year, compared to the same spell of last year.

EghtesadOnline: The disparity between real electricity prices, which include the costs for generation and transmission, and what consumers pay for electrical power has compelled the government to pay 70 trillion rials (about $1.75 billion) in subsidies per annum, excluding expenditures on feedstock for power plants, a deputy energy minister said.