Iran's Largest Biogas Plant Inaugurated
Alongside the power plant, water and wastewater projects totaling $283.33 million were initiated.
The 7.2-megawatt plant is adjacent to a wastewater treatment facility in Western Tehran, and is expected to produce 50 million kilowatt-hours of electricity each year.
This initiative aims to cut fuel consumption at the treatment facility by utilizing the generated heat to increase the temperature in anaerobic digestion tanks.
This plant is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 225,000 tons and natural gas usage by 24 million cubic meters annually.
While describing the ongoing projects, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Energy Mahmoud Kamaani said eight more power plants are under construction, including four biogas power plants in the cities of Isfahan, Qom, Kashan, and Shiraz.
He added it is expected that these power plants will be put into operation within the next year-and-a-half and at the end of current government's term.
Kamaani noted that the operation of a wastewater treatment plant in western Tehran would help annually prevent the release of 220,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide gas, which has a significant environmental impact.
Kamaani who is also the head of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization of Iran (SATBA) said that this biogas power plant will produce 50 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.
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