Bistoon power station

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Bistoon power station (نیروگاه بیستون دولتی) is an operating power station of at least 640-megawatts (MW) in Kermanshah, Iran. It is also known as Bistoun, Biston State Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bistoon power station Kermanshah, Kermanshah, Iran 34.34693, 47.35755 (exact)[1][2]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 34.34693, 47.35755

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3][4] gas, fuel oil[5][6] 320[3] steam turbine[7][6][4] not found 1994[8][3]
Unit 2 operating[3][4] gas, fuel oil[5][6] 320[3] steam turbine[7][6][4] not found 1994[8][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
Unit 1 Biston Power Generation Company[9][10][11] Iranian Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Biston Power Generation Company[9][10][11] Iranian Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026225136/http://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/2366-iran/fossil-fuels-energy/36516-bistoun-oil-power-plant. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Biston+Power+Plant+Kermanshah+Province+Iran/@34.34692947.357553923m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3ffa98c56baebeed:0x161849d58d213c8a!8m2!3d34.3464235!4d47.3584188. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040535/https://isn.moe.gov.ir/getattachment/Statistical-Reports/Electricity/IRAN-ELECTRIC-POWER-INDUSRY-2019-2020/sanatebargh-english.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210730213631/https://en.trend.az/business/energy/3171237.html. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220630021033/http://www.ttbp.ir/en/project/bisotoun-thermal-power-plant. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704160044/http://ata-pdc.com/(X(1)S(il3niowpvpz0ig3wxpmpsdl2))/en/News/Details/9/bistoon%20power%20plant?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1. Archived from the original on 04 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bbm%3A978-3-658-11284-4%2F1.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125011231/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12283909.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124232518/http://ipo.ir/uploads/power_plants.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627230618/https://news.tpph.ir/fa/News/6904. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210730225534/http://gharb.tpph.ir/SitePages/Darbareh/D_Moarefi.aspx. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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