Al-Mahdi Smelter power station

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Al-Mahdi Smelter power station (نيروگاه سيكل تركيبي مجمع الومينيم المهدي) is a power station under construction in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Al-Mahdi Smelter power station Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran 27.16214, 56.08062 (approximate)[1][2][3]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 construction[4][5][6] gas[7][8] 500[4] combined cycle[9][8] not found 2024[8]

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
Unit 1 Almahdi Aluminium Corporation[10] Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation (IMIDRO) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[4]
  • Captive industry: Aluminum[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://energybase.ru/en/power-plant/al-mahdi_smelter#yandex-map. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Almahdi+Aluminum+Co/@27.155739656.0944044731m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!1m2!2m1!1sAl-mahdi+Smelter+iran!3m5!1s0x0:0x73a238b45561c083!8m2!3d27.1631062!4d56.0794544!15sChVBbC1tYWhkaSBTbWVsdGVyIGlyYW6SAQxtYW51ZmFjdHVyZXI. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/2105-iran/aluminium-industry/32321-hormozal-bandar-abbas-aluminium-smelter. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220924162118/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/463110/Power-plant-construction-permits-issued-for-big-industries. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730234256/https://www.meed.com/balli-signs-up-for-al-mahdi-aluminium-offtake/. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217070243/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479548/Mining-industry-companies-building-power-plants-with-4-380MW. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220619115059/http://meicmodel.org/?page_id=93. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709083238/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/al-mahdi-aluminium-power-plant-iran/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730221045/https://moshanir.co/en/environmental-impact-assessment-study-of-al-mahdi-aluminum-combined-.aspx. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://energybase.ru/en/power-plant/al-mahdi_smelter. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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