Effect of Corona Virus on Electricity Consumption in Iran and the World

Subject Areas : Renewable energy

Kimia Otoufat shamsi ¹ ( Department of Energy Engineering and Economy- Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )
Soha Ghane ² ( Department of Energy Engineering and Economy- Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )
Rojin Ghaemmaghami ³ ( Department of Energy Engineering and Economy- Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )
Helia Hedayati ⁴ ( Department of Energy Engineering and Economy- Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )
Ashkan Abdalisousan ⁵ ( Department of Technology and Engineering- Astara Branch, Islamic Azad University, Astara, Iran )

Received: 2020-07-31 Accepted : 2020-11-23 Published : 2021-05-22

Keywords: Electricity industry, Electricity consumption, electricity consumption pattern, electricity consumption peak, Corona effect,

Abstract :

Coronavirus outbreak, in addition to threatening the health of communities, has also affected on economic and industrial activities in such a way that the epidemic dimensions of the disease are not comparable to previous crises, so it is necessary to address the effects of this issue on various areas such as electricity, which is the infrastructure of the economic artery. If sustainable changes are observed, solutions should be provided to deal with its effects. The purpose of this article is to investigate the effects of Corona on electricity consumption in some countries of the world especially in Iran.In the following, the impact of Corona on the electricity industry and specifically on the electricity consumption in Iran and the other affected countries has been studied. The study of the impact of corona on the world as a whole shows a decrease of about 15% in electricity demand during the short-term corona outbreak, and this value varies from country to country. The relative decrease in electricity demand of the under studied countries has occurred in short term, but with the continued prevalence of the corona and the removal of some restrictions, electricity consumption has almost returned to pre-corona levels. It is worth to mention that at the time of writing this article, the corona pandemic still continues.

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