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Iran’s Energy Ministry reveals data on power generation of Shahid Salimi TPP

Oil&Gas Materials 26 December 2022 11:39 (UTC +04:00)
Elnur Baghishov
Elnur Baghishov
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 26. Generally, Iran’s Shahid Salimi (Neka) Thermal Power Plant in the Mazandaran Province (northern Iran) generated approximately 7.1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through December 21, 2022), the head of Iran’s Neka Power Generation Management Company Hossein Ali Taziki said, Trend reports citing Iranian Energy Ministry.

“Some 78.5 percent of the total electricity generated for the 9 months was accounted for steam units, and 21.5 percent for gas and combined cycle power units,” he said.

According to the official, in 9 months, the Shahid Salimi TPP fulfilled 73 percent of its annual production plan.

“Meanwhile, in the 9th month of the current Iranian year (November 22 through December 21, 2022), the power plant’s electricity generation exceeded 681 million kilowatt-hours. Of this, more than 654 million kilowatt-hours have been supplied to the country's electricity network,” Taziki noted.

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 (combined cycle) 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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