BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 28. The Shahid Salimi (Neka) Thermal Power Plant in Iran’s northern Mazandaran Province generated 7.37 billion kilowatts of electricity in the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2023 through January 20, 2024), Executive Director of Iran’s Neka Power Generation Management Company Nourollah Adabi said, Trend reports.
The director stated that steam units produced 73 percent of the total electricity in this period, while gas and combined cycle units contributed 27 percent.
Adabi added that despite facing challenges such as the suspension of steam unit No. 2, a gas supply interruption, and a water scarcity, the TPP generated over 597 million kilowatts of electricity in the 10th month alone (December 22, 2023 through January 20, 2024).
Adabi added that the TPP achieved 85 percent of its annual electricity production target in 10 months.
The Shahid Salimi (Neka) TPP has four steam units, each with a capacity of 440 megawatts. It also has two gas units, each with a capacity of 137.6 megawatts. Moreover, it has one gas-steam (combined cycle) unit with a capacity of 160 megawatts and two expansion turbines with a capacity of 9.4 megawatts each.
The TPP can generate a total of 2,214 megawatts of electricity and accounts for more than 4 percent of Iran’s electricity generation.
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