Cogeneration Plants Expanding in Iranian Industrial Towns

Combined heat and power plants with a capacity of generating 1,145 megawatts are operational in industrial towns across Iran, the head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization said.
“CHP stations with a power generation capacity of 1,645 MW are under construction and the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has received applications to issue licenses for building new cogeneration plants with a capacity of 1,319 MW,” Ali Rasoulian was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
In line with policies to boost electricity output with the help of the private sector, 91 memoranda of understanding have been signed between Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization and provincial power companies to build small-scale power plants to supply electricity to 87 industrial zones all over the country.