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Shohadaye Marvdash Petrochemical power plant

Gas power plant in Fars, Iran. Approximate location 29.883361, 52.744562.

GasFarsIranCCGT · HRSG

Shohadaye Marvdash Petrochemical power plant is a 81 MW gas power plant in Fars, Iran. It is operated by Shiraz Petrochemical Co [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 91k homes (estimated). It ranks #148 of 177 Iran power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 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).

81MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
91,229homes powered (est.)
2015commissioned (~11 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityShohadaye Marvdash Petrochemical power plant GEM-GOGPT
CountryIran · Fars GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates29.883361, 52.744562 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity81 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000409121; operating plant capacity
OwnerShiraz Petrochemical Co [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2015 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions127,721 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#148 / 177 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#116 / 121 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.15× · 546 MW · n=121 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent91,229 calculated
Environmental severityC1 · 43/100 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 · 2026 · L100000409121; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 81 MW, Shohadaye Marvdash Petrochemical 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). 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

Damavand C.C.: 2,868 MW3kDamavand C…Mobarakeh Steel power station: 2,732 MW3kMobarakeh …Shahid Rajaee: 2,044 MW2kShahid Raj…Kerman: 1,912 MW2kKermanChadormalu power station: 1,584 MW2kChadormalu…Parand power station: 1,578 MW2kParand pow…Golgohar Sirjan power station: 1,547 MW2kGolgohar S…PGSEZ power station: 1,500 MW2kPGSEZ powe…

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

Owner

Operated by Shiraz Petrochemical 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 cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 29.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season mean
Cold semi-arid steppe: 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
43/100environmental-severity index
23.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
232 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 #116 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 29.883361, 52.744562 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Shohadaye Marvdash Petrochemical power plant?

Shohadaye Marvdash Petrochemical power plant is a 81 MW gas power plant in Fars, Iran, commissioned in 2015.

How many homes can Shohadaye Marvdash Petrochemical power plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 91,229 homes (estimated).

Who operates Shohadaye Marvdash Petrochemical power plant?

Shohadaye Marvdash Petrochemical power plant is operated by Shiraz Petrochemical Co [100%].

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