Tehran, Iran, Feb. 3
By Kamyar Eghbalnejad – Trend:
Iran’s First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has inaugurated the steam unit of Chadormalu power plant in the central province of Yazd.
Mohammad Nourian the head of the power plant has said that the capacity of the power plant is 500 megawatt and the power plant has two units of gas and steam.
According to the official, about 265 million euro was spent on the project. The power plant is expected to provide a nearby steel factory with the required power.
Iran's power plants generated over 261.91 TWh (terawatt hours) of electricity since the beginning of the current Iranian fiscal year (March 21, 2017) until Jan.12, according to the latest statistics published by Iran's Energy Ministry.
The output was almost seven percent more compared to the same period of the preceding year.
Between March 20 and Jan.12, Iran’s electricity exports increased by 10 percent to reach 6.805 TWh.
The country is expected to add 1,260 MW to its electric generation capacity by March 2018 - of that 632 MW will be renewables’ share.