TEHRAN (ecoideal)- The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced on Saturday that the first unit of Bushehr nuclear power plant's has generated a sum of 27MW of electricity since it started operation in 2011.
A sum of 27.685MW of electricity has been generated at the first unit of Bushehr nuclear power plant since the start of its operation, the AEOI said, adding that 25.116MW of the power generated at the plant has been transferred to the country's power grid.
The Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant started operating in Iran in 2011 and reached full capacity the following year.
The project for Bushehr-2 was presented by Russian nuclear experts in Tehran in September, 2014. In November, Iran signed a number of deals with Russia for the construction of two more nuclear reactors and an option for an additional six.
In February, AEOI Chief Ali Akbar Salehi said two new nuclear reactors are scheduled to be built in the city of Bushehr in coming months.
Tehran is planning to begin the construction of two more nuclear reactors in the southern Iranian city of Bushehr in the coming months, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said.
"In the construction of nuclear power plants…we hopefully, within the next few months, will be witnessing the launching of new reactors," Salehi said.
He added that Tehran and Moscow had signed agreements for the construction of two reactors in Bushehr.
Source: Farsnews