Review of the General Budget Bill of the Country for the Year 2025 (8): Note 14: Electricity and Nuclear Energy

Abstract
The single article of the General Budget Bill for the year 2025 consists of 17 notes, of which Note 14 includes 8 clauses primarily addressing budgetary matters related to the electricity sector and nuclear energy. In the electricity sector, some of the most important issues highlighted in the Seventh Development Plan include diversification of the electricity production portfolio, growth of electricity transactions in the Energy Exchange, and electricity exports by the private sector. However, the review of the provisions concerning electricity and nuclear energy in the budget bill indicates no change in the approach of these provisions. This is because the provisions related to electricity tariffs, insurance for residential and commercial electricity consumers, sale of products containing radioactive materials, and the method of purchasing electricity from the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which were approved in the 2024 budget law, have been presented with only minor changes in the 2025 budget bill. The repayment of government obligations to the Ministry of Energy through asset transfers is a new approach proposed in the 2025 budget bill. Utilizing the capacities of annual budget laws to achieve the objectives of five-year development plans and to facilitate the implementation of related legislation is necessary, and it is essential that budgetary provisions related to these higher-level laws be taken into account. Accordingly, this report presents proposed amendments and additions related to Note 14 of the General Budget Bill for the year 2025.
Subjects

[1] لایحه بودجه سال 1404 کل کشور. 
[2] واکاوی امنیت انرژی در ایران از منظر تنوع در سبد تولید برق، مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی، 1403 
[3] آمار تفصیلی صنعت برق ایران ویژه مدیریت راهبردی در سال 1402
[4] صورت های مالی شرکت مادرتخصصی مدیریت تولید، انتقال و توزیع نیروی برق ایران (توانیر). 
[5] شرکت مادرتخصصی تولید و توسعه انرژ ی اتمی ایران، گزارش سالانه تولید نیروگاه اتمی بوشهر، 1403
[6] برنامه پنجساله هفتم پیشرفت جمهوری اسلامی ایران.