Darkhovain nuclear power plant — Iran

Darkhovain nuclear power plant is a 300 MW nuclear power station in Khuzestan, Iran. It ranks #116 of 177 Iran power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 1.9% 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 GEM_nuc_darkhovain_iran.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (construction); fuel: GEM GNPT

In context: how this plant compares

Technically it is described as pressurized water reactor. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.

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

How it compares & nearby plants

The #3 largest nuclear power plant of 4 in Iran by capacity.

Iran has 4 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 6,500 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Khorramshahr power station · Gas · 1,452 MW · Khuzestan
• Abadan C.C. · Gas · 814 MW · Khuzestan
• Abdan Refinery No.4 power plant · Gas · 90 MW · Khuzestan
• Koramshahr · Gas · 954 MW · Khuzestan
• Al-Hartha · Oil · 800 MW · Basra Governorate
• Al-Najybia · Gas · 500 MW · Basra Governorate

Location

Coordinates 30.70759, 48.3641 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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