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= Introduction<br/> =
 
= Introduction<br/> =
  
The Islamic Republic of Iran is located in the Middle East and shares borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, <span data-scaytid="54" data-scayt_word="nagorno-karabakh">Nagorno-Karabakh</span> (de facto independent state), Armenia, Turkey and Iraq. There are various climate zones ranging from subtropical in the South to temperate in the North, with a desert zone in the middle.<br/>
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is located in the Middle East and shares borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, <span data-scayt_word="nagorno-karabakh" data-scaytid="54">Nagorno-Karabakh</span> (de facto independent state), Armenia, Turkey and Iraq. There are various climate zones ranging from subtropical in the South to temperate in the North, with a desert zone in the middle.<br/>
  
 
= Energy Situation<br/> =
 
= Energy Situation<br/> =
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=== Primary Energy Supply<br/> ===
 
=== Primary Energy Supply<br/> ===
  
Iran is a resource rich country. According to the US Energy Information Administration (<span data-scaytid="55" data-scayt_word="eia">EIA</span>), holds the world's fourth-largest proved crude oil reserves and the world's second-largest natural gas reserves<ref>http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=IR&trk=m</ref>. Primary production in 2012 was 302,897 <span data-scaytid="56" data-scayt_word="ktoe">ktoe</span>. This presents a decrease about 15% compared to 2011<ref>http://www.iea.org/statistics/statisticssearch/report/?country=IRAN&product=balances&year=2012</ref>, as international sanction have affected the energy sector.<br/>
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Iran is a resource rich country. According to the US Energy Information Administration (<span data-scayt_word="eia" data-scaytid="55">EIA</span>), holds the world's fourth-largest proved crude oil reserves and the world's second-largest natural gas reserves<ref>http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=IR&trk=m</ref>. Primary production in 2012 was 302,897 <span data-scayt_word="ktoe" data-scaytid="56">ktoe</span>. This presents a decrease about 15% compared to 2011<ref>http://www.iea.org/statistics/statisticssearch/report/?country=IRAN&product=balances&year=2012</ref>, as international sanction have affected the energy sector.<br/>
  
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=== Consumption<br/> ===
 
=== Consumption<br/> ===
  
Final energy consumption in Iran in 2012 added up to 162,620 <span data-scaytid="57" data-scayt_word="ktoe">ktoe</span>. The share of the individual sectors is shown in table 1. In the past decade, the primary energy consumption has grown by more than 50%.<ref>http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=IR</ref><br/>
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Final energy consumption in Iran in 2012 added up to 162,620 <span data-scayt_word="ktoe" data-scaytid="57">ktoe</span>. The share of the individual sectors is shown in table 1. In the past decade, the primary energy consumption has grown by more than 50%.<ref>http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=IR</ref><br/>
<p style="text-align: center;"><u>Table 1: Final energy consumption by sector in Iran in 2012 (<span data-scaytid="58" data-scayt_word="ktoe">ktoe</span>)</u><br/></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><u>Table 1: Final energy consumption by sector in Iran in 2012 (<span data-scayt_word="ktoe" data-scaytid="58">ktoe</span>)</u><br/></p>
 
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=== Import and Export<br/> ===
 
=== Import and Export<br/> ===
  
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a net exporter of crude oil and natural gas. However, since the United States and the European Union tightened sanctions targeting Iran’s oil exports, these have dropped to 1.1 million <span data-scaytid="60" data-scayt_word="bbl">bbl</span>/d in 2013 from 2.5 million <span data-scaytid="61" data-scayt_word="bbl">bbl</span>/d in 2011. The largest remaining customers for crude oil and condensate are China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey.<ref>http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=IR&trk=m#tpe</ref><br/>
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is a net exporter of crude oil and natural gas. However, since the United States and the European Union tightened sanctions targeting Iran’s oil exports, these have dropped to 1.1 million <span data-scayt_word="bbl" data-scaytid="60">bbl</span>/d in 2013 from 2.5 million <span data-scayt_word="bbl" data-scaytid="61">bbl</span>/d in 2011. The largest remaining customers for crude oil and condensate are China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey.<ref>http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=IR&trk=m#tpe</ref><br/>
  
 
=== Subsidies<br/> ===
 
=== Subsidies<br/> ===
  
Iran’s energy is highly subsidized. In 2014, the second phase of its targeted subsidy plan under President Hassan <span data-scaytid="62" data-scayt_word="rohani">Rohani</span> was started. Petrol prices were raised by 75% from 4,000 to 7,000 rials ($0.16 to $0.28) per liter<ref>http://www.economist.com/blogs/pomegranate/2014/04/iran</ref>. In consequence of the higher prices, consumption is expected to drop<ref>http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=IR</ref>.&nbsp;<br/>
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Iran’s energy is highly subsidized. In 2014, the second phase of its targeted subsidy plan under President Hassan <span data-scayt_word="rohani" data-scaytid="62">Rohani</span> was started. Petrol prices were raised by 75% from 4,000 to 7,000 rials ($0.16 to $0.28) per liter<ref>http://www.economist.com/blogs/pomegranate/2014/04/iran</ref>. In consequence of the higher prices, consumption is expected to drop<ref>http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=IR</ref>.&nbsp;<br/>
  
The first phase had taken place in 2010 under then President <span data-scaytid="64" data-scayt_word="mahmoud">Mahmoud</span> <span data-scaytid="65" data-scayt_word="ahmadinejad">Ahmadinejad</span>. Half of the money saved was supposed to be redistributed to the poor. However, due to lack of reliable data, this approach was abandoned and money handed out to everyone<ref>http://www.economist.com/blogs/pomegranate/2014/04/iran</ref>.<br/>
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The first phase had taken place in 2010 under then President <span data-scayt_word="mahmoud" data-scaytid="64">Mahmoud</span> <span data-scayt_word="ahmadinejad" data-scaytid="65">Ahmadinejad</span>. Half of the money saved was supposed to be redistributed to the poor. However, due to lack of reliable data, this approach was abandoned and money handed out to everyone<ref>http://www.economist.com/blogs/pomegranate/2014/04/iran</ref>.<br/>
  
 
== Renewable Energy<br/> ==
 
== Renewable Energy<br/> ==
  
In terms of installed capacity of renewable energy, Iran is the leader in the MENA region with 9,612.3 MW. The majority of this capacity is hydro (9,500 MW). Hydropower capacity in Iran increased by about 2 <span data-scaytid="153" data-scayt_word="gw">GW</span> between 2008 and 2013. In 2013, an additional 93 MW of wind capacity, 2.6 MW of biomass and waste capacity and 55 MW geothermal where in the pipeline. Iran’s first <span data-scaytid="154" data-scayt_word="csp">CSP</span> plant started operation in 2010.<ref>http://www.ren21.net/Portals/0/documents/activities/Regional%20Reports/MENA_2013_lowres.pdf</ref><br/>
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In terms of installed capacity of renewable energy, Iran is the leader in the MENA region with 9,612.3 MW. The majority of this capacity is hydro (9,500 MW). Hydropower capacity in Iran increased by about 2 <span data-scayt_word="gw" data-scaytid="153">GW</span> between 2008 and 2013. In 2013, an additional 93 MW of wind capacity, 2.6 MW of biomass and waste capacity and 55 MW geothermal where in the pipeline. Iran’s first <span data-scayt_word="csp" data-scaytid="154">CSP</span> plant started operation in 2010.<ref>http://www.ren21.net/Portals/0/documents/activities/Regional%20Reports/MENA_2013_lowres.pdf</ref><br/>
  
 
== Electricity<br/> ==
 
== Electricity<br/> ==
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=== Installed Capacity and Generation<br/> ===
 
=== Installed Capacity and Generation<br/> ===
  
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According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), Iran generated about 221 billion kWh of electricity in 2012. The majority, 95% was generated using fossil fuels, mainly natural gas (almost 70%). Marginal contribution comes from a nuclear power plant that started commercial production in 2013.<ref>http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=IR</ref> These figures differ slighty from those presented by the International Energy Agency (IEA)&nbsp;shown in table 2, however they show the same dependency on&nbsp;fossil fuels, gas in particular.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br/>
  
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According to the Iranian news agency Farsnews, during the past 10 years Iran’s power generation capacity has grown by 7 percent annually<ref>http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13931014001375</ref>. There are plans to further increase generation capacity in order to keep up with the domestic demand, but also to ensure that it continue exporting electric power. Among the countries Iran exports to are Armenia, Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq and Afghanistan.<ref>http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=IR</ref><br/>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><u>Table 2: Electricity production by type of generation (in GWh) 2012<ref>http://www.iea.org/statistics/statisticssearch/report/?year=2012&country=IRAN&product=ElectricityandHeat</ref></u><br/></p>
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| '''Production from<br/>'''
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| '''in GWh<br/>'''
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| '''in %'''<br/>
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| Coal<br/>
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| 400<br/>
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| 0.16<br/>
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|-
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| Oil<br/>
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| 69,338<br/>
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| 27.27<br/>
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|-
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| Gas<br/>
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| 170,014<br/>
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| 66.87<br/>
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|-
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| Biofuels<br/>
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| 23<br/>
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| 0.01<br/>
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|-
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| Nuclear<br/>
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| 1,847<br/>
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| 0.73<br/>
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|-
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| Hydro (incl. pumped storagte plants)<br/>
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| 12,447<br/>
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| 4.90<br/>
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|-
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| Wind <br/>
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| 207<br/>
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| 0.11<br/>
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|-
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| Total<br/>
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| 254,276<br/>
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| 100<br/>
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= References<br/> =
 
= References<br/> =
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Revision as of 09:13, 25 March 2015

Iran
Flag of Iran.png
Location _______.png

Capital:

Tehran

Region:

Coordinates:

32.0000° N, 53.0000° E

Total Area (km²): It includes a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

1,745,150

Population: It is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.

89,172,767 (2023)

Rural Population (% of total population): It refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

23 (2023)

GDP (current US$): It is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.

401,504,514,719 (2023)

GDP Per Capita (current US$): It is gross domestic product divided by midyear population

4,502.55 (2023)

Access to Electricity (% of population): It is the percentage of population with access to electricity.

100.00 (2022)

Energy Imports Net (% of energy use): It is estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

-33.40 (2014)

Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption (% of total): It comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

99.02 (2014)

Source: World Bank



Introduction

The Islamic Republic of Iran is located in the Middle East and shares borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh (de facto independent state), Armenia, Turkey and Iraq. There are various climate zones ranging from subtropical in the South to temperate in the North, with a desert zone in the middle.

Energy Situation

Energy Data

Primary Energy Supply

Iran is a resource rich country. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), holds the world's fourth-largest proved crude oil reserves and the world's second-largest natural gas reserves[1]. Primary production in 2012 was 302,897 ktoe. This presents a decrease about 15% compared to 2011[2], as international sanction have affected the energy sector.


Consumption

Final energy consumption in Iran in 2012 added up to 162,620 ktoe. The share of the individual sectors is shown in table 1. In the past decade, the primary energy consumption has grown by more than 50%.[3]

Table 1: Final energy consumption by sector in Iran in 2012 (ktoe)


in ktoe
in %
Industry
41,499
25.52
Transport
42.252
25.98
Other sectors
61,942
38.09
of which
Residential
44,970
27.65

Commercial and public services
9,892
6.08

Agriculture/ Forestry
6,764
4.16

Non-specified
316
0.19
Non-energy use
16,927
10.41
Total
162,620
100


Import and Export

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a net exporter of crude oil and natural gas. However, since the United States and the European Union tightened sanctions targeting Iran’s oil exports, these have dropped to 1.1 million bbl/d in 2013 from 2.5 million bbl/d in 2011. The largest remaining customers for crude oil and condensate are China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey.[4]

Subsidies

Iran’s energy is highly subsidized. In 2014, the second phase of its targeted subsidy plan under President Hassan Rohani was started. Petrol prices were raised by 75% from 4,000 to 7,000 rials ($0.16 to $0.28) per liter[5]. In consequence of the higher prices, consumption is expected to drop[6]

The first phase had taken place in 2010 under then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Half of the money saved was supposed to be redistributed to the poor. However, due to lack of reliable data, this approach was abandoned and money handed out to everyone[7].

Renewable Energy

In terms of installed capacity of renewable energy, Iran is the leader in the MENA region with 9,612.3 MW. The majority of this capacity is hydro (9,500 MW). Hydropower capacity in Iran increased by about 2 GW between 2008 and 2013. In 2013, an additional 93 MW of wind capacity, 2.6 MW of biomass and waste capacity and 55 MW geothermal where in the pipeline. Iran’s first CSP plant started operation in 2010.[8]

Electricity

Installed Capacity and Generation

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), Iran generated about 221 billion kWh of electricity in 2012. The majority, 95% was generated using fossil fuels, mainly natural gas (almost 70%). Marginal contribution comes from a nuclear power plant that started commercial production in 2013.[9] These figures differ slighty from those presented by the International Energy Agency (IEA) shown in table 2, however they show the same dependency on fossil fuels, gas in particular.  

According to the Iranian news agency Farsnews, during the past 10 years Iran’s power generation capacity has grown by 7 percent annually[10]. There are plans to further increase generation capacity in order to keep up with the domestic demand, but also to ensure that it continue exporting electric power. Among the countries Iran exports to are Armenia, Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq and Afghanistan.[11]

Table 2: Electricity production by type of generation (in GWh) 2012[12]

Production from
in GWh
in %
Coal
400
0.16
Oil
69,338
27.27
Gas
170,014
66.87
Biofuels
23
0.01
Nuclear
1,847
0.73
Hydro (incl. pumped storagte plants)
12,447
4.90
Wind
207
0.11
Total
254,276
100

References