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Power Plants in Iran
Iran has 107 power plants on the map, adding up to about 61 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is gas. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS107
TOTAL CAPACITY61 GW
MOST COMMON FUELGas
By fuel
How Iran’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Gas60 · 56% · 38 GW
Hydro19 · 18% · 11 GW
Oil18 · 17% · 11 GW
Solar8 · 7% · 91 MW
Nuclear1 · 1% · 1 GW
Wind1 · 1% · 100 MW
Largest power plants in Iran
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
2,800 MWDamavand C.C.Gas
2,040 MWShahid RajaeeGas
2,000 MWKaroune 3Hydro
2,000 MWMasjed SoleymanHydro2002
2,000 MWShahid AbbaspuorHydro
1,912 MWKermanGas
1,903 MWAhwaz (ramiin)Oil
1,780 MWNeka (Shahid Salimi)Oil
1,600 MWShahid M. MontazeriOil
1,404 MWShirvanGas2011
1,372 MWKazeroonGas
1,300 MWShazandOil
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