Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 32

8-August-2005

Iran

Damavand Power Plant Gas Units Operational

The Iran Power Development Company (IPDC) on 31 July inaugurated the gas-fired generators of its Damavand combined cycle power plant. When steam turbines are brought into operation in conjunction with the gas-fired units, the plant will have a total output of 1.9gw from 12 combined cycle generating sets. At the inauguration Energy Minister Habibollah Bitaraf said the new gas-fired units took...