According to Public Relations Office
of TPPH Co. Referring to the opening of the 175 MW unit of Qeshm power plant,
Ruhollah Espanani, the project manager of the private power plants of the
thermal power company, said: "In order to develop electricity production
in the southeast of the country and respond to consumption growth in the
region, Qeshm Combined Cycle Power Plant with a capacity of 500 MW, including
two 175 MW gases and a 160 MW steam unit is under construction and the second
gas unit of this power plant was officially inaugurated this morning by video
conference by the President.
He continued: "The efficiency
of the gas sector of this power plant is 33% and the efficiency of its combined
cycle is more than 49%, which will employ about 500 people at the time of
construction and 100 people at the time of operation of this power plant."
Spanani added: “the main fuel is the
gas power plant and the amount of gas consumption per unit will be about 45,000
cubic meters per hour. Also, according to the water needs of Qeshm Island, this
unit will be able to produce 8,000 cubic meters of fresh water per day.”
He counited: “With the
implementation and construction of this power plant, not only the electricity
needs of the island will be completely met by the units located in Qeshm
region, but also a part of the island's electricity production will be
transferred to the mainland.”
Qeshm Combined Cycle Power Plant is
under construction with a 60% investment of Ghadir Electricity and Energy
Company and a 40% participation of Mapna Group.