BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 8
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The electricity generation of the Shahid Salimi (Neka) Thermal Power Plant in the Mazandaran Province (northern Iran) increased by 6.2 percent during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 20 through November 20, 2020), compared to the same period last Iranian year, Managing Director of Iran’s Neka Power Generation Management Company Mohsen Nemati said, Trend reports citing Ministry of Energy of Iran.
According to him, more than 7.23 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity was generated at Shahid Salimi TPP over the past 8 months.
Nemati added that more than 6.96 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were delivered to the Iranian electricity network within the reporting period.
The director noted that during 8 months, 79 percent of electricity was generated by steam units and 21 percent by gas units.
"The thermal power plant's electricity obligations have been fulfilled by more than 72 percent over the past eight months," he said.
Iran's Shahid Salimi (Neka) TPP has four steam units, and each of them can generate 440 megawatts of electricity. The thermal power plant also has two gas units, each of which can generate 137.6 megawatts of electricity.
In addition, the TPP has one gas-steam unit with a capacity of 160 megawatts of electricity and two expansion turbines with a capacity of 9.4 megawatts each.
Iran's Shahid Salimi Neka TPP has the potential to generate a total of 2,214 megawatts of electricity and accounts for more than 4 percent of electricity produced in Iran.
