Nuclear Electricity Scheme Launched in Iran: Eslami
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A major project to generate 20,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity in Iran has gotten underway, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami said.
Eslami announced on Tuesday that the major scheme to generate 20,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity has been practically operated.
He noted that contractor companies have been formed to run the scheme with state supports.
In March 2024, Eslami said the Bushehr nuclear power plant’s annual electricity generation set a new record in Iranian year 1402.
Highlighting the safe, successful and seamless performance of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran, Eslami said the plant had set a new record by generating over 7.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity during 1402.
