According to Barq News, the existence of widespread discontent in the electricity industry that we have seen in recent years is due to the incorrect governance infrastructure in this area and the lack of special attention of the relevant officials. In this regard, the CEO of “Dynamic Energy Production and Development Power Plant Holding” says: In countries with free economies such as the United States, Britain, and Germany, the electricity industry was one of the last economic sectors in which deregulation and structural reform were carried out; But in our country, regardless of economic and political conditions, the electricity sector was one of the first government industries to be privatized, and the result is the backwardness and widespread discontent in this sector today. According to “Seyed Mohammad Zaman Jelvian”, with the government turning towards privatization, the development of the industry was suspended, and what is proposed as a private sector investor in the structure of Iran’s electricity industry is actually an imaginary and unrealistic idea in the mind of the policymaker that does not exist externally.
In the following, we will discuss with this successful manager who has so far had numerous reviews and scientific and practical views on the challenges of the electricity industry.
*Given that the issue of electricity poses a serious challenge to the field of mining and mineral industries, and solving it as an infrastructure is one of the government’s duties, but it has not been done, how and to what extent is it possible for the private sector to enter into this issue?
In my opinion, the economy is the most important issue of the electricity industry, and deregulation and reforming the structure of the electricity industry without considering the economic and political structure of the country and not paying attention to the lack of institutional infrastructure and the absence of a strong private sector are among the basic challenges of this field that have been less addressed. is
The important point is that even in countries with free economies such as America, Britain and Germany, the electricity industry was one of the last economic sectors in which deregulation and structural reform were carried out; But in our country, regardless of the economic and political conditions, the electricity sector was one of the first government industries to be privatized, and the result is the backwardness and widespread discontent in this sector today.
In the 1970s, despite the difficult economic conditions of the country after the imposed war, the government made great changes in the electricity industry, including the construction of large power plants, so that imbalance was not the country’s priority. However, since the late 80s, with the implementation of privatization plans without taking into account the necessary requirements and economic bases suitable for the electricity industry, the problems increased day by day, and practically the power plant owners could not operate with the income from the sale of electricity, i.e. the money taken from the buyers and consumers of electricity. Do development (construction of new units).
This thought or hypothesis that private sector investors build new power plants was an imprecise hypothesis and unrealistic considering Iran’s economic and political conditions. As a result, with the departure of the government, the development of the industry was suspended and no suitable alternative was provided for it. What is proposed as a private sector investor in the structure of Iran’s electricity industry is practically an imaginary and unrealistic idea in the mind of the policymaker that does not exist externally.
The most important mission of Iran’s electricity industry is the development of this industry. The most important priority is to provide hybrid models, financing and aggregating resources for the development of this industry. In the electricity industry and the laws of the country, the presence mechanism of the private sector is defined and exists, but there is no strong private sector.
The driver of technology development is compulsion. First, compulsion or necessity, and in the next stage, the bitter reality of the pressure of blackouts and costs of non-profit, is the main driver of the presence of industries moving towards participation in the construction of power plants and infrastructures in the energy field.
In addition to this necessity, the platform created under Article 4 of the removal of obstacles from the electricity industry approved in 1401 and Memorandum 60/172246 dated 19/07/1400 has provided the possibility of effective and prominent presence of industries for the construction of new power plants. With the construction of a large number of solar power plants (Article 16 of the Knowledge-Based Production Jump Law) and also the possibility of carrying out energy consumption optimization projects for the use of heat from large industries (Executive Charter of the Energy and Environment Optimization Market No. 1746710 dated 12/19/1396 of the Supreme Energy Council of the country ) the presence of large industries in the field of energy is possible.
* Regarding the capital-intensiveness of the electricity industry, how much did these power plants cost the company in the defined projects? To what extent do these projects solve the disadvantages of shutdowns for mines and what is the financial benefit?
The defined projects of the second Semnan gas block are about 86 million euros, the Semnan solar project is about 5 million euros, which have been completed, the steam section project of the Semnan power plant, whose operational phase (design, etc.) has started since the beginning of 1403, is about 304 million euros (three years). Semnan 2 Solar Project, Mehdishahr Solar Project, Kermanshah Dynamic Solar Project, and Bijar Solar Project totaling 80 megawatts of solar energy will cost about 45 million euros within a period of 18 months for the investment and mining company.
The major part of covering or reducing the non-profit costs of the completed projects (such as the second block of Semnan) was for the main shareholder, Mobarakeh Steel Company, who, according to the statistics announced in the media, were well satisfied with the result and impact of this project. In addition, in addition to the effect on the reduction of non-profit costs, the power plant itself has a suitable IRR, and the power plant’s revenues guarantee their return on investment in less than 5 years.
* What is the rate of renewable energies entering the mining and mining industries in our country and to what extent do sanctions slow down the path for this issue?
Renewable energy with the speed and power that has covered the world and as a major supertrend of the current world, in the past few years, has become the main discourse in the energy industry of our country.
M has been transformed. Relatively appropriate laws and platforms have been established by the Supreme Energy Council of the country and SATBA for the development and penetration of renewable energies, including: Article 12 and Article 16 tenders based on knowledge and green electrical panels, etc. Currently, 30% of the world’s energy consumption is renewable (including nuclear power plants, about 39%); But in Iran, despite the hydroelectric power plants, this number is less than 8% (the installed practical power capacity of the country’s total hydropower, atomic and renewable power plants is about 17% of the network capacity).
