The desalination unit of Shahid Salimi (Neka) Power Plant in Mazandaran Province was launched on Tuesday to help reduce the use of depleting groundwater resources.
Constructed by domestic engineers and water experts, the facility has a capacity to produce 6 million liters of water per day from Caspian Sea, the Energy Ministry’s news portal Paven reported.
Located 25 km north of Neka City, the 2,700-megawatt thermal plant is one of the largest in Iran. It has a steam unit, four steam turbines, a combined-cycle power facility and a gas unit. The plant started work in the early 1980s.
July 07, 2021 17:53
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Power Plant in Mazandaran Replaces Groundwater With Desalinated Water
Before the desalination unit became operational, at least 5 million liters of water were extracted from three deep wells per day to cool the turbines of the plant
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