Bandar Abbas — Iran

Bandar Abbas is a 50 MW gas power plant in Hormozgan, Iran. It ranks #156 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 WRI1008120.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 1,894 MW for Bandar Abbas power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407062; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 50 MW, Bandar Abbas is below the median gas plant in Iran (546 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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 #119 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

• Bandar Abbas · Oil · 1,280 MW · Hormozgan
• Al-Mahdi Smelter power station · Gas · 546 MW · Hormozgan
• PGSEZ power station · Gas · 1,500 MW · Hormozgan
• Blue Earth 2 · Solar · 10 MW · Hormozgan
• Isin power plant · Gas · 1,000 MW · Hormozgan
• Qeshm Pasargard Power Plant · Gas · 540 MW · Hormozgan

Location

Coordinates 27.1467, 56.1153 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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