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Kazeroon

Gas power plant in Fars, Iran. Approximate location 29.5633, 51.696.

GasFarsIranCCGT · HRSG

Kazeroon is a 1,372 MW gas power station in Fars, Iran. It is operated by South Fars Power Generation Management Co [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.5 million homes (estimated). It ranks #19 of 177 Iran power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2005, it is around 21 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 89.5% of Iran's electricity; the national grid averages 660 gCO₂/kWh (5.7% low-carbon) (2025).

1,372Source-backed capacity
3HRSG unit(s)
1,545,264homes powered (est.)
2005commissioned (~21 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1008152.

Data status

Known data

FacilityKazeroon WRI
CountryIran · Fars WRI
Coordinates29.5633, 51.696 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity1,372 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerSouth Fars Power Generation Management Co [100%] WRI
Commissioned2005 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions2,163,370 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#19 of 177 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#12 of 121 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.51× · 546 MW median · 121 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,545,264 calculated
Climate22.2°C · HDD 735 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 48/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000407024); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,372 MW, Kazeroon is well above the median gas plant in Iran (546 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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 South Fars Power Generation Management Co [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 29.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

22.2°Cannual mean temp
735heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2,289cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
794 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 10 °CJF: 11 °CFM: 12 °CMA: 15 °CAM: 21 °CMJ: 27 °CJJ: 33 °CJA: 35 °CAS: 32 °CSO: 28 °CON: 24 °CND: 19 °CD35 °C

Heating degree-days here run 70% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 23/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~5% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
48/100environmental-severity index
24.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
98 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 #12 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

Location

Coordinates 29.5633, 51.696 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Kazeroon?

Kazeroon is a 1,372 MW source-record gas power plant in Fars, Iran, commissioned in 2005.

How many homes can Kazeroon power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,545,264 homes (estimated).

Who operates Kazeroon?

Kazeroon is operated by South Fars Power Generation Management Co [100%].

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