Shahid Mofatteh Power Plant
Shahid Mofatteh Power Plant is an active thermal plant near Mofatteh village in Hamadan Province. It has four 250 MW steam units and 1,000 MW of reported installed capacity. Public reporting identifies water use and groundwater impacts as material environmental considerations, while 2018 reporting described combined-cycle conversion efforts or plans.
Strategic and market-access role
Shahid Mofatteh Power Plant matters in the Hormuz Graph because it supports the power context of Hamadan and the western-central corridor linking Tehran, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Markazi, and Lorestan-facing markets. Its role connects urban demand, agriculture-linked electricity use, industrial estates, cold-season load, grid resilience, and environmental pressure in a province positioned between central Iran and western border economies. The asset is analytically useful for understanding how power reliability affects manufacturing, food processing, logistics, and public services in a non-coastal but corridor-sensitive province.
Operations, capacity & connectivity
Related use cases
Useful for power-supply risk assessment, industrial site screening, agricultural and food-processing resilience review, public-project monitoring, environmental-risk analysis, and demand mapping for backup power or efficiency solutions in Hamadan Province. Analysts can use it to assess how electricity constraints affect Hamedan, regional manufacturing, cold chains, and westbound logistics. Due diligence should verify grid role, fuel exposure, maintenance condition, local shortage patterns, environmental constraints, and procurement opportunities.
Capacity and service area
Capacity: 1,000 MW installed capacity: four steam units of 250 MW each (as reported in 2023). Service area: Hamadan Province. The evidence pack does not define a specific transmission service area.
Ownership, operation & expansion
Owner and operator
Owner: Ministry of Energy (reported as of 2023; source confidence: 80%). Operator: Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) is reported as the operator or supervising entity (2018 evidence).
Opening or commissioning
First unit entered operation in 1993; all four units were reported fully operational by 1996.
Expansion and development projects
Plans and efforts to convert the plant to combined-cycle configuration were reported in 2018 to improve efficiency, reduce fuel use and mitigate environmental impacts. The evidence pack does not confirm implementation or current project status.
Constraints, risk & compliance
Operational constraints
Natural gas is reported as the primary fuel, with mazut used as backup (2023). Water consumption and potential effects on local groundwater resources have been raised as concerns in 2017–2018 sources.
Key risks and compliance considerations
Decision-makers should assess natural-gas availability, potential use of backup mazut, water-resource exposure and the current status of any efficiency or cooling-related upgrades. The evidence pack does not provide current output or availability data.
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Frequently asked questions
Direct answers to the questions most likely to arise when reviewing this profile.
What is the installed capacity of Shahid Mofatteh Power Plant?
The plant’s reported installed capacity is 1,000 MW, delivered through four 250 MW steam units.
What fuel does Shahid Mofatteh Power Plant use?
Natural gas is reported as the primary fuel, with mazut, or fuel oil, used as backup.
When did Shahid Mofatteh Power Plant begin operating?
Its first unit reportedly entered operation in 1993, and all four units were fully operational by 1996.
What environmental issue is associated with the plant?
2017–2018 sources raised concerns about water consumption and potential effects on groundwater resources in the surrounding area. Current conditions require separate verification.