Iran’s new power plants are being built with Iranian expertise and aligned with the latest global technology, says an official with the Thermal Power Plants Holding Company.
This is according to Ismail Namazi, who made the remarks while speaking on state radio.
He noted that, thanks to the infrastructure developed in the electricity industry, many of the country’s power plants, especially the new units being installed, are Iranian-made.
“Without this domestic capacity, the country would be facing significant challenges in the electricity sector today,” he added.
Namazi highlighted that electricity production is a complex and challenging task that involves advanced technology.
In the coming days, the first F-Class unit of Sahand power plant, one of the high-efficiency new units in the country, will be launched, he said, referring to a MAPNA-developed power plant.
The power plant, located in East Azarbaijan Province, is powered by a MAPNA-built F-class MGT-80 gas turbine.
The next-generation gas turbine has been manufactured by MAPNA Turbine Engineering and Manufacturing Company (TUGA).
Utilizing state-of-the-art gas turbine technology, the MGT-80 heavy-duty gas turbine offers a significantly high nominal power output of 307 MW and a gross efficiency of up to 40% and 59% in simple and combined cycle applications, respectively.
MGT80 is an environment-friendly product with minimized NOx and CO emissions. The smooth, reliable, and robust performance of the machine, as well as higher maintenance intervals and an extended lifetime, let clients benefit from its second-to-none features while reducing fuel consumption. In addition to electrical power generation, the MGT-80 can be used in Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants and large-scale desalination plants as well.
Sahand consists of one gas-fired unit with a capacity of 307 MW and one steam cycle with a power generation capacity of 144 MW (451 MW overall). Upon completion, the power plant will have an efficiency of 58 percent.
The power plant runs primarily on natural gas, but can also consume diesel fuel for power generation. The new power plant is adjacent to an older 650-MW plant in the vicinity of the city of Bonab. Upon completion, an overall power capacity of 1000 MW will provide industrial and agricultural sectors in the southern part of East Azerbaijan Province with the necessary electricity to develop their operations.