Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 42

17-Oct-2011

IRAN

Bushehr Nuclear Plant Connected To Iranian National Grid

Irans Bushehr nuclear power plant, the first in the Middle East, was connected to the national electricity grid last week having reached almost 50% its design capacity by generating 450mw, ISNA reported on 11 October. The facility was officially inaugurated on 12 September, having been brought on-line earlier in the month to generate at an initial rate of 50-60mw (MEES, 12...