During a period of peak electricity consumption and grid imbalance nationwide, the dedicated efforts of the specialist team at the Makran Power Plant and MAPNA Group paid off as the first Class E gas unit of the Makran Gas-Steam Power Plant was successfully synchronized with the national grid at 4:36 a.m. on August 9, 2025.
Project operations continued uninterrupted by MAPNA experts despite harsh and challenging conditions imposed by a 12-day war.
The project was delivered by MAPNA Special Projects Construction & Development Company—commonly referred to as MD-3.
This project encompasses the design, construction, equipment supply, installation, and commissioning of a 183 MW MGT-70 gas-turbine generator unit, four utility boilers with a steam generation capacity of 180 tons per hour, and a 230 kV GIS substation, along with associated auxiliaries.
Its main objective is to supply electricity to the Makran Petrochemical Industrial Area, bolstering economic development in the Chabahar region—designated as Iran’s third petrochemical hub—and to inject surplus power into the national grid during peak demand.
In the project’s first phase, following commissioning of the GIS substation, the gas unit was synchronized with the national grid.
Since the start of the new Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2025), the total capacity of power plants commissioned by MD-3 has reached 486 MW—demonstrating a substantial contribution to alleviating the country’s electricity deficit.
The Class E gas-steam unit of the Makran Power Plant is located in Chabahar, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeast Iran. The project’s client is Afagh Energy Pars Company.
