TEHRAN, Iran, June 9
Trend:
Deputy Head of Iranian Thermal Electricity Company (TEC) for Planning Affairs Hamid-Reza Azimi said the F-class power plant in Hormozgan province will be inaugurated by the president on June 10, Trend reports via ILNA.
“In order to develop electricity generation in the southern region of the country, the first gas unit of Hengam power plant with a capacity of 307 megawatts (MW) is going to be operational in Hormozgan Province as Iran’s first F-class power plant,” Azimi said.
"Transfer of technical knowledge, domestic production of equipment, job creation, using the capabilities internal experts, increasing the average efficiency of thermal power plants and improving the stability of electricity network in southern and central part of the country are among the benefits of this project,” he said.
He also announced that the operation of the 1400-MW Sirik thermal power plant in Hormozgan province will begin on June 10.
“Iran's Thermal Power Plant Holding (TPPH) built Sirik thermal power plant backed by Russia's funding,” he said.
