Project Boosts Urmia Power Plant Capacity to 1.5 GW

The third steam unit of Urmia Combined-Cycle Power Plant in West Azarbaijan Province has been connected to the country's national electricity network, increasing the total capacity of the plant to near 1.5 gigawatts, the deputy for projects development at the Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said.
“With a capacity of 160 megawatts, the project has been completed with an investment of $136 million,” Mohammad Ramezani was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
“The launch of this unit has increased the power generation capacity of the power plant to 1,478 MW,” he said.