Final UN annex records expansion of the 400-kilovolt transmission network during the war

The annex estimated electricity-distribution reconstruction in Azerbaijan at only 20 percent, despite lesser damage there than in the principal border regions. The percentage described...

Foreign-exchange allocations for imported reconstruction equipment required case-by-case Ministry of Finance authorization. The annex described scarce currency and overseas ordering delays as joint...

The Ministry agreed in principle to privatize operation of regional electric companies and generating plants, while the plants would remain government-owned. The annex distinguished operating...

Fourteen regional companies controlled the major interconnected electrical system and planned local developments. The national energy department set overall targets and approved and monitored major...

Table F.1 listed total generating capacity of 9,628 MW in 1980 and 17,952 MW in 1990. The 1990 total included 3,149 MW under private companies; these are capacity figures, not electricity generated or...

The annex reported electricity supplied to 7,800 villages in 1980 and about 24,000 in 1990, reaching over 65 percent of the rural population. These national access figures did not establish reliable...

During visits to Abadan and Khorramshahr substations, the mission saw areas where electricity could not yet be restored because war debris remained uncleared. Nearby residents also received...

The annex reported destruction of Abadan’s main substation in 1981 and reduced supply until 1988. A temporary transformer was then installed in place of two destroyed transformers; the account did not...

Some Khorramshahr substations had undergone substantial reconstruction but operated without proper protection equipment because deliveries were delayed. Restored electrical service therefore coexisted...

Maximum electricity demand in the Abadan–Khorramshahr region reportedly fell from 240 MW in 1979 to 100 MW in 1991, dropping even lower during out-migration. The annex linked demand loss to...