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Isfahan — Iran

Solar power plant in Isfahan, Iran. Approximate location 32.64, 52.06.

SolarIsfahanIranSteamAssumed PVAnnounced

Isfahan is a 10 MW solar power plant in Isfahan, Iran. It ranks #169 of 177 Iran power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 0.2% of Iran's electricity; the national grid averages 660 gCO₂/kWh (5.7% low-carbon) (2025).

10MW installed capacity
1974Announced

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0069381.

Data status

Known data

FacilityIsfahan WRI
CountryIran · Isfahan WRI
Coordinates32.64, 52.06 WRI
FuelSolar WRI
MW installed capacity10 MW WRI GPPD; source record
OwnerIsfahan Power Generation Management Co [100%] WRI
Commissioned1974 WRI
TechnologySteam · Assumed PV WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#169 / 177 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#5 / 8 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.00× · 10 MW · n=8 calculated
Climate16.0°C · HDD 1,775 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 42/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 10 MW, Isfahan is around the median solar plant in Iran (10 MW). Technically it is described as Steam; Assumed PV. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

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

How it compares & nearby plants

The #5 largest solar power plant of 8 in Iran by capacity.

Iran has 8 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 90 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 32.64, 52.06 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Isfahan?

Isfahan is a 10 MW solar power plant in Isfahan, Iran, Announced 1974.

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