Gas Turbine and Combined-Cycle
 Power Plants in Iran
Bandar Imam
Location: Khuzestan
Operator: Fajr Petrochemical Co
Configuration: Industrial CHP with 5 X 96 MW GT11N2-EV gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, gasoil
Operation: 2000
T/G supplier: Alstom
EPC: Sadelmi
Quick facts: This energy plant consists of five GTs with evaporative cooling, four HRSGs, and two auxiliary boilers, all operating in parallel.

Photograph courtesy of Sadelmi
Posted 25 Nov 2005

Fars
Location: Fars
Operator: Fars Regional Electric Power Co
Configuration: Three, 345-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle blocks with 9001E gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, oil
Operation: 1995-2002
HRSG supplier: Doosan
T/G supplier: John Brown, GEC-Alstom, Siemens
EPC: Marubeni, Unit, John Brown, Mapna
Quick facts: The plant has a Heller dry cooling system and is connected to the grid through a 230kV switchyard.

Photograph courtesy of Mapna
Posted 31 Jul 2005

Kerman
Location: Kerman
Operator: Tavanir
Configuration: Two 483-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle blocks with V94.2 gas turbines, 2 X 161-MW V94.2 gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, oil
Operation: 2001-2006
HRSG supplier: Doosan
T/G supplier: Siemens, Ansaldo
EPC: Ghods Niroo Consulting Engineers, Mapna
Quick facts: The plant is connected to the grid through a 4000kV switchyard

Photograph courtesy of Mapna
Posted 31 Jul 2005

Montazer Gaem
Location: Tehran
Operator: Tavanir
Configuration: Three, 332-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle blocks with 9001E gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, oil
Operation: 1992-2001
HRSG supplier: FW
T/G supplier: John Brown, GEC-Alstom, Siemens
EPC: Marubeni, Unit, John Brown, Mapna
Quick facts: The combined-cycle conversion of the first block was accomplished in 41 months. The plant has a Heller dry cooling system and is connected to the grid through a 230kV switchyard.

Photograph courtesy of Mapna
Posted 31 Jul 2005

Mobin
Location: Boushehr
Operator: Mobin Petrochemical Co
Configuration: Industrial CHP with 6 X 123 MW 9001E gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, oil
Operation: 2005
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Mapna
Quick facts: The Mobin plant EPC contract was awarded in Apr 2002 and includes six fired HRSGs each with 330 tph capacity. The plant has a 132kV substation.

Photograph courtesy of Mapna
Posted 31 Jul 2005

Neishabour
Location: Khorasan
Operator: Khorasan Regional Electric Power
Configuration: Three 348-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle blocks with 9001E gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, oil
Operation: 1995-2003
HRSG supplier: Doosan
T/G supplier: GEC Alsthom
EPC: Mapna
Quick facts: The CC plant has a Heller dry cooling system and is connected to the grid at 400kv.

Photograph courtesy of Mapna
Posted 14 Aug 2005

 
Shahid Rajaee
Location: Tehran
Operator: Tavanir
Configuration: Three 346-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle blocks with 9001E gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, oil
Operation: 1994-2002
HRSG supplier: FW
T/G supplier: JBE, GEC Alsthom
EPC: Mapna
Quick facts: The combined-cycle conversion was awarded to Mapna in 1996 and completed in 41 months from site mobilization. The CC plant has a Heller dry cooling system.

Photograph courtesy of Mapna
Posted 14 Aug 2005

  Shariati CC
Location: Khorasan
Operator: Khorasan Regional Electric Power
Configuration: One 351-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle block with 9001E gas turbine
Fuel: natural gas, oil
Operation: 1994-2003
HRSG supplier: Hanjung
T/G supplier: GEC Alsthom
EPC: owner, Mapna
Quick facts: The combined-cycle conversion was awarded to Mapna in 1996. The CC plant has a Heller dry cooling system.

Photograph courtesy of Mapna
Posted 14 Aug 2005

Abbreviations:  CC = combined-cycle, CHP = combined heat and power, FW = Foster Wheeler, GE = General Electric , GT = gas turbine, HRSG = heat recovery steam generator, T/G = turbine generator, tph = tons per hour

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 04/15/07

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