About 80% of power generation in Iran came from natural gas in 2023
Attacks against Iran’s power plants promised by the United States if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened within 48 hours – the quotation began on Saturday (21) – could target natural gas plants. That’s because about 80% of power generation in Iran came from natural gas in 2023according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), or about 303 thousand gigawatt-hours. Total generation in the country increased by more than 65% between 2010 and 2023, according to the AIE. In 2023, Iran was the second largest electricity producer in the region, behind Saudi Arabia, the IEA reported.
A possible US target is the Damavand combined cycle plant southeast of Tehran. With an estimated capacity of around 3,000 megawatts, it likely represented up to 4% of Iran’s total capacity in recent years. THE Nuclear energy represents a tiny fraction of Iran’s total generationalthough its Bushehr nuclear power plant has already been involved in the conflict after a drone hit the complex where the plant is located.
Trump threatens Iran
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, . “If Iran does not COMPLETELY OPEN, WITHOUT THREATS, the Strait of Hormuz within 48 HOURS from this exact moment, the United States of America will attack and destroy its various ELECTRIC PLANTS”, wrote the Republican on his social networks, adding that they will start with the largest.
Trump’s threat comes on the same day that more than a narrow sea passage located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, operating as the natural border between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
