Iran Leading Country in ME in Overhauling Thermal Power Plants: CEO


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The chief executive officer of the Iran Power Plant Repairs Company (IPRC) said Iran is the forerunner in the Middle East in the field of repairing thermal power plants.

Iran has no dependency on foreign countries for repairing thermal power plants, Masoud Moradi stated, noting that it owes its success in the field to experienced and expert specialists.

The company has taken giant strides in recent years in cutting its dependency on foreign countries for constructing equipment and reconstructing power plant equipment, he said, adding that the country has attained the technical know-how of manufacturing power plants in the country.

Iran has joined the club of five countries having the technology to manufacture power plants’ equipment, Moradi highlighted, IRNA reported. 

Elsewhere in his remarks, he pointed to the success of experts in Iran’s electricity industry in repairing power plant turbines of the regional countries and said 37,000 parts and equipment needed by the power plants of the country have been manufactured at this company in the current administration, which assumed office in August 2021.

Hence, the company has prevented up to €16.5 million in capital flight, he added.