BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 25. The electricity generation of the Gotvand Hydroelectric Power Plant in Khuzestan Province soared by 80 percent, during the 63 days of the current 'water year' in Iran (September 23 through November 24, 2023), compared to the same period last year, said Farhad Naderan, head of Iran's Gotvand HPP and Hydro junction Department, Trend reports.
Naderan noted that the HPP produced 3.9 million kilowatts of electricity within the mentioned 63 days.
The official added that Gotvand HPP has played an important role in country’s electricity generation with a capacity of 1,000 megawatt-hours.
“In total, the power plant generated approximately 30 million megawatts of electricity since 2012,” he said.
Naderan also stated that 112 billion cubic meters of water have been managed in the Gotvand hydro junction since 2012. This hydro-junction stores 5.1 billion cubic meters of water per year.
Gatvand HPP has 4 power units of 250 megawatt-hours each. On average, this power plant can produce 4,250 gigawatts of electricity per year.
The power generation capacity of Iran's HPPs is 12,000 megawatts and make up about 15 percent of the country's power generation capacity.
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