The first unit of Samangan Combined Cycle Power Plant in Iran’s southern province of Kerman has come into operation, raising the overall capacity of electricity generation to 77,446 MW.
In a combined cycle power plant, a gas turbine generator generates electricity while the waste heat from the gas turbine is used to make steam to generate additional electricity via a steam turbine. CCPDs are efficient and cost-effective.
Iran exports around 12 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity to its neighbors each year, while the imports stand at an annual level of 4 billion kWh, Iran’s energy minister said in November 2015.