Bushehr nuclear power plant generates 6b kWh of electricity
The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant generated six billion Kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity during the year to March 20, announced the director of the plant on Sunday.
Reza Bannazadeh added that last year, the power plant significantly contributed to the national electricity distribution network with the said amount of production, IRNA reported.
“Today, the supply of electricity by nuclear energy and atomic power plants is one of the programs that many countries in the world have followed, and in this regard, more than 55 nuclear power plants are being constructed in Asia.”
In November 2014, the Nuclear Power Production and Development Company of Iran (NPPD) and Russia’s Atomstroiexport signed two contracts to work on parts of the second and third units.
A total of $10 billion has been allocated for the construction of the two units.
The capacity of the second phase is expected to stand above 1,000 megawatts (MW).