Besat power station

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Besat power station (نیروگاه برق بعثت) is an operating power station of at least 249-megawatts (MW) in Tehran, Iran with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Baath power plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Besat power station Tehran, Tehran, Iran 35.642157, 51.427265 (exact)[1][2]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, CC, ST1, ST2, ST3: 35.642157, 51.427265

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Retired[3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 60[3] gas turbine[3] not found
CC Cancelled inferred October 2024) fossil gas: natural gas[4] 330[5] combined cycle[5] not found
ST1 Operating[6] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[7][8] 83[7] steam turbine[9][7] not found 1968[3]
ST2 Operating[6] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[7][8] 83[7] steam turbine[9][7] not found 1968[3]
ST3 Operating[10] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[7][8] 83[7] steam turbine[9][7] not found 1968[3]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Besat Power Generation Management Co [100%][11][7] Saba Electrical & Water Industries Investment Co [59.9%]; Thermal Power Plants Holding Co [40.0%]
CC Besat Power Generation Management Co [100%][11][7] Saba Electrical & Water Industries Investment Co [59.9%]; Thermal Power Plants Holding Co [40.0%]
ST1 Besat Power Generation Management Co [100%][11][7] Saba Electrical & Water Industries Investment Co [59.9%]; Thermal Power Plants Holding Co [40.0%]
ST2 Besat Power Generation Management Co [100%][11][7] Saba Electrical & Water Industries Investment Co [59.9%]; Thermal Power Plants Holding Co [40.0%]
ST3 Besat Power Generation Management Co [100%][11][7] Saba Electrical & Water Industries Investment Co [59.9%]; Thermal Power Plants Holding Co [40.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Non-industry use: power[8]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tehran+Province,+Tehran,+Ali+Abad,+Motahhari,+Bargh+e+Besat,+Iran/@35.642157,51.427265,908m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3f91fe7690462f4d:0xafd5786ab03fee8b!8m2!3d35.6426524!4d51.4276772. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730225958/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/2366-iran/fossil-fuels-energy/36546-besat-oil-power-plant. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709122704/https://www.isna.ir/news/1400011405381/%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AB%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%86. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817222746/https://www.en.eghtesadonline.com/Section-energy-70/35226-new-gas-turbine-to-curb-tehran-water-consumption-air-pollution. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119165640/https://financialtribune.com/articles/energy/106323/power-plant-in-tehran-to-be-decommissioned. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://news.tpph.ir/fa/News/8451. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221208223154/https://besatpower.ir/node/1. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210730222436/https://khabarban.com/a/30975632. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210731011021/https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13990712000531/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%81-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AB%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88-%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AF. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://news.tpph.ir/fa/News/8483. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220711151012/https://www.besatpower.ir/node/2. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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