Abdan Refinery No.4 power plant — Iran

Abdan Refinery No.4 power plant is a 90 MW gas power plant in Khuzestan, Iran. It ranks #145 of 177 Iran power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 89.5% of Iran's electricity; the national grid averages 660 gCO₂/kWh (5.7% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_abdanrefineryno4_iran.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 90 MW, Abdan Refinery No.4 power plant is below the median gas plant in Iran (546 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #114 largest gas power plant of 121 in Iran by capacity.

Iran has 121 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 83,060 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Koramshahr · Gas · 954 MW · Khuzestan
• Abadan C.C. · Gas · 814 MW · Khuzestan
• Khorramshahr power station · Gas · 1,452 MW · Khuzestan
• Darkhovain nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 300 MW · Khuzestan
• Karpowership · Gas · 590 MW · Basra
• Al Faw IPP power station · Gas · 4,950 MW · Basrah

Location

Coordinates 30.358124, 48.282745 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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