Iran launches significant energy-intensive projects in Khuzestan

The Iranian government has launched a series of significant power projects in the energy-rich province of Khuzestan in the country's southwest, as part of efforts to increase commercial activity in the region.

Iran (IMNA) - A 307 MW power plant in the Khuzestani village of Do Kuheh, close to the city of Andimeshk, was inaugurated on Thursday by President Ebrahim Raeisi.

The gas-fired power station is the first stage of a combined cycle power plant at Do Kuheh that also contains a partially completed steam unit with a 144 MW output capacity.

According to a post on Raeisi's website, the government has invested around 142 million euros in the development of the gas unit of the Do Kuheh power plant. The article also stated that the power plant will generate 100 permanent job opportunities in the area.

According to the study, the power plant would have one of Iran's best efficiency rates at 58%.

The power plant would reportedly have one of Iran's greatest efficiency rates, at 58%, according to the report.

One of the projects is a 196 MW steam unit in the West Karun power plant, which would increase energy delivery to oilfields near Iran's border with Iraq. On Thursday, the power plant unit, which had been operational since July of last year, was synced with Iran's national power system.

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