Parand Plant Second Steam Unit Synchronized to the National Grid

The second unit of Parand Combined Cycle Power Plant was synchronized to the national grid on Monday, August 6^th.
The number of synchronized units constructed by MAPNA Combined Cycle Power Plants Construction and Development (MD-2) now stands at 88, with an aggregate capacity of 13,373 megawatts.
The first steam unit of Parand, located 30 kilometers southwest of Tehran, was connected to the grid in November 2017.
Conversion of Parand power plant is estimated to save 1.1 billion cubic meters of gas by the end of the Persian calendar (March 20, 2019).
Upon completion of the steam section, the power plant will include three 160-MW steam units, six heat recovery steam generators, ACC cooling system, a 400-kv substation and a 3.5-kilometer power transmission line.
The total efficiency of the plant will also eventually increase from the current 30 percent to fifty percent.