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2026-07-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran adds 668 MW of generating capacity in a week as summer shortages bite

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-27 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [304 views ] Top
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1 The entire country of Georgia started losing power 24th of July. Is it possible there is a Russian led network backfeeding Iran’s power losses?

Posted by Jefe101 2026-07-27 00:53|| 2026-07-27 00:53|| Front Page Top

2 I sure do believe you, Mr. Aliabadi.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-07-27 03:23|| 2026-07-27 03:23|| Front Page Top

3

Tehran - It Damavand plant, (when not in bomb-repair status) which can generate approx 2,800 megawatts.

BTW: 600 Mega-Watts might power a smaller US AI center.

Posted by NN2N1 2026-07-27 04:44|| 2026-07-27 04:44|| Front Page Top

4 Tehran - It Damavand plant

Wholly owned by the 'The Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation', so IRGC.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2026-07-27 06:30|| 2026-07-27 06:30|| Front Page Top

5 That may not be all Russia is "backfeeding."

Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-27 07:26|| 2026-07-27 07:26|| Front Page Top

6 Pretty sure that Mr Aliabadi is presenting pure hokum. Nobody is adding capacity while their infrastructure is getting blown up.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-07-27 10:57|| 2026-07-27 10:57|| Front Page Top

7 Uranian enrichment has been one of the big time users of electricity in Iran.

Like everything else there it is difficult to know how much was being used for this but it was almost certainly over 1GW

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-07-27 18:04|| 2026-07-27 18:04|| Front Page Top

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