Iran’s electricity output capacity at 85 GW with launch of new power plant

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News ID: 50438
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 15:09 - 01 February 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has inaugurated a series of new energy projects as the country’s total capacity for electricity generation in non-renewable sector exceeds 85 gigawatts (GW).

Iran’s electricity output capacity at 85 GW with launch of new power plantRouhani used a video conference session on Sunday to open the projects in two Iranian provinces.

His website said total investment for the 13 projects had amounted to 48 trillion rials (nearly $200 million).

The projects included two electricity stations in North Khorassan province in northeastern Iran and several water and electricity projects in the western Kurdistan province.

The inaugurations were part of a weekly drive by Iran’s Energy Ministry to complete major infrastructure projects across the country. The campaign began at the start of the current calendar year in late March and is set to finish a total of 250 projects with an investment of 500 trillion rials (nearly $2.1 billion).

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