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Borujerd Combined-Cycle power plant

Gas power plant in Lorestan, Iran. Approximate location 33.88375, 48.707008.

GasLorestanIranCCGT · HRSGMapna GroupConstruction

Borujerd Combined-Cycle power plant is a 200 MW gas power station in Lorestan, Iran. It is operated by Thermal Power Plants Holding Co [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 225k homes (estimated). It ranks #121 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).

200MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
225,257homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityBorujerd Combined-Cycle power plant GEM-GOGPT
CountryIran · Lorestan GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates33.88375, 48.707008 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity200 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerThermal Power Plants Holding Co [100%] GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · Mapna Group · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions315,360 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#121 / 177 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#97 / 121 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.37× · 546 MW · n=121 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent225,257 calculated
Environmental severityC2 · 33/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 200 MW, Borujerd Combined-Cycle power plant 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); Mapna Group. 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Iran

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Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Thermal Power Plants Holding Co [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 33.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season mean
Hot-summer mediterranean: hot summers and mild winters

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
33/100environmental-severity index
26.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
368 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #97 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.

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Location

Coordinates 33.88375, 48.707008 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Borujerd Combined-Cycle power plant?

Borujerd Combined-Cycle power plant is a 200 MW gas power plant in Lorestan, Iran.

How many homes can Borujerd Combined-Cycle power plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 225,257 homes (estimated).

Who operates Borujerd Combined-Cycle power plant?

Borujerd Combined-Cycle power plant is operated by Thermal Power Plants Holding Co [100%].

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