BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 9. The Bushehr Nuclear
Power Plant in southern Iran has generated 72.4 billion
kilowatt-hours of electricity from 2013 through March 20, 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from Nuclear Energy Production and Development
Company shows that the plant’s operation has prevented over 78,100
tons of emissions from entering the atmosphere and has saved nearly
19,300 million cubic meters of natural gas and more than 118
million barrels of crude oil.
The plant’s first unit began operating in 2011 and was handed
over to Iranian authorities by the Russian Atomic Corporation in
2013. Since then, it has produced a peak capacity of 1,000
megawatts. Total electricity generation at the site has surpassed
65 billion kilowatt-hours over the past decade.
Construction of the second and third units began in 2017 on a
50-hectare site. Once operational, each unit is expected to
generate just over 1,057 megawatts. Their addition will further
reduce reliance on fossil fuels, potentially saving up to 10
million barrels of oil and over 1.6 billion cubic meters of gas
annually, while preventing 7 million tons of emissions from
polluting the environment.
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