IRAN: Orumiyeh combined cycle power plant inaugurated

Islamic Republic ranks first in the region in terms of power plant construction and 19th in the world, Iran's energy minister said here on Saturday.
Islamic Republic ranks first in the region in terms of power plant construction and 19th in the world, Iran's energy minister said here on Saturday.

Addressing a ceremony to inaugurate Orumiyeh combined cycle power plant, Parviz Fattah noted that with the launching of the new plant, each year over 5,000 megawatts will be added to the power plants' capacity nationwide. Referring to the implementation of the power plans in Orumiyeh, Ardebil, Kurdestan and Kermanshah provinces, he stated that the West Azarbaijan has joined the list of electricity exporters.

Fattah also termed estimating and acquiring credits for power plants as one of the steps taken by the energy ministry.

Orumiyeh combined cycle power plants was launched in 2005 at a cost of over two billion rials.


Source: Islamic Republic News Agency

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