BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 28
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The electricity generation of the Shahid Salimi (Neka) Thermal Power Plant in the Mazandaran Province (northern Iran) increased by 6.5 percent, during the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (from March 21, 2021 through February 19, 2022), compared to the same period last Iranian year, Managing Director of Iran’s Neka Power Generation Management Company Mohsen Nemati said, Trend reports citing Iranian Energy Ministry.
According to him, the Shahid Salimi TPP generated over 9.75 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 11 months.
Nemati added that 79 percent of the electricity was generated by steam units and 21 percent - by combined-cycle units.
The director noted that within 11 months, the Shahid Salimi TPP fulfilled about 94 percent of its's annual plan,” he said.
“Meanwhile, in the 11th month of the current Iranian year (January 21 through February 19, 2022), the power plant generated about 773 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. About 747 million kilowatt-hours of which have been supplied to Iran's electricity network,” he said.
Iran's Shahid Salimi (Neka) TPP has four steam units, and each of them can generate 440 megawatts of electricity. The thermal power plant also has two gas units, each of which can generate 137.6 megawatts of electricity.
In addition, the TPP has one gas-steam unit with a capacity of 160 megawatts of electricity and two expansion turbines with a capacity of 9.4 megawatts each.
Iran's Shahid Salimi Neka TPP has the capacity to generate a total of 2,214 megawatts of electricity and accounts for more than 4 percent of electricity generated in Iran.
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