MAPNA Group to Build Two 546-MW Power Plants to Help Meet Chadormalu Electricity Demand

MAPNA Group is set to construct two 546-MW combined cycle power plants in Yazd Province to supply the power demand of Chadormalu, a major mine located in the central Iran.

As per a deal signed by MAPNA Group President Abbas Aliabadi and Nasser Taghizadeh, the CEO of Chadormalu Mining and Industrial Company, on January 27, 2022, the conglomerate will build two combined cycle power plants, each with a capacity of 546 megawatts in Ardakan and Bahabad, under EPC and BOT schemes respectively to supply Chadormalu Mine’s power demand.

Each plant comprises two gas units, equipped with MAPNA’s own MGT-70 (3) turbines, one steam unit, one ACC cooling system, and other related equipment.

Ardakan and Bahabad plants will be delivered in two phases over a period of 32 and 30 months, respectively.

The contract follows MAPNA’s successful implementation of its MGT-70 (3) turbines in previous mega projects.

MGT-70 (3) is a competitive product with a 185-MW power output and an efficiency rate of 36.4 percent at ISO conditions.

The key feature of MGT-75 project is its holistic approach: it runs in harmony with the growing design and technology maturity in MAPNA Group that aims for development of all power plant equipment. That means not only the gas turbine and its auxiliary equipment, but also the matching generator, power system, governor, steam turbine, combined cycle boiler, and 1*1 multi shaft configuration, all are designed and developed by MAPNA Group experts to build up a fully homegrown advanced power plant.