Power Supply to SW Oilfields Increases

The first steam unit of West Karun Power Plant in Dasht-e Azadegan County, Khuzestan Province, has come on stream.
With a production capacity of 198 megawatts, the unit is to help supply electricity during the hot summer when both the temperature and power consumption are rising, the Energy Ministry’s news portal Paven reported.
With the launch of the steam unit, the power station has been turned into a combined-cycle one and its efficiency has increased from 49% to 53%.