Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 48

30-Nov-2009

IRAN

Iran Reschedules Bushehr Nuclear Plant Start-Up Again

Iranian Foreign Ministry Ramin spokesman Mehmanparast told reporters on 23 November that Tehran was now looking to put the much-delayed 1gw nuclear power plant at Bushehr into full operation by the end of March 2010. He said the government is counting on the Russian contractor in the Bushehr project, Atomstroyexport, to honor its obligations and launch the plant on time. Last week...