1st Geothermal Power Plant in WA to Go on Stream in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The first geothermal power plant of West Asia, with a production capacity of 5-megawatt of electricity, will come on stream in Meshginshahr, Iran’s Ardabil province, by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (to end March 20, 2025).
Deputy Head of Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) Mehran Golabkesh stated that this project is under construction as a pilot project on a reservoir of geothermal energy with a production capacity of about 250 megawatts of electricity.
It has a 93-percent physical progress, he said, adding that several wells, as deep as about 3,000 meters, have been drilled to explore and extract the mentioned geothermal resources.
Iran's first geothermal power plant is under construction in an area 25 kilometers south of Meshginshahr city, Ardabil province, by Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH).
Geothermal power is electrical power generated from geothermal energy. Technologies in use include dry steam power stations, flash steam power stations and binary cycle power stations. Geothermal electricity generation is currently used in 26 countries, while geothermal heating is in use in 70 countries.
