What is Iran energy system sustainability analysis?

The Iran Energy System Sustainability Analysis (IESSA) will model and compute the energy system to analyze and investigate different assumptions about supply and demand technical and economic conditions to find and propose optimal low carbon and low energy intensity solution for policymakers.

When did Iran start producing electricity?

Iran started to produce electricity from renewable resources in the 1990s. The utilization of renewable energy resources has been increased during the past decades, particularly in the last 3 years after the initiation of the new feed-in-tariff scheme by the Iranian Ministry of Energy.

Why does Iran have a shortage of electricity & gas?

Chronic under-investment in infrastructure exacerbated by US sanctions as well as mismanagement and huge state subsidies — which encourage high fuel consumption and overburden the cash-strapped state — have left Iran with worsening shortages of electricity, gas and petrol.

How much energy did Iran spend in 2022?

According to the IMF, Iran spent $163bn in explicit and implicit energy subsidies in 2022, which amounted to more than 27 per cent of GDP — the highest share of the economy of any country in the listing.

Can Iran shift to a more energy-efficient energy system?

With this very high energy demand, excessive energy intensity, and valuable renewable resources, the Iran energy system has a very high potential to shift to a more energy-efficient, clean, and sustainable energy system.

Will geothermal heat pump improve efficiency of thermal power plants in Iran?

For the southern parts of Iran, the geothermal heat pump would be highly advantageous because the electricity is used for cooling propose by the low COP air source heat pumps in the whole year. For this scenario, just 1% efficiency improvement of thermal power plants is assumed by installing 5000 MW of high-efficiency new power plants.