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Masjed Soleyman Dam and Hydroelectric Plant

Dam and hydroelectric scheme, 262 million m3 reservoir (239 million m3 live); 2,000 MW in eight units of 254 MW across an original plant and an extension; 3,700 GWh/year in Iran.

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Country
Iran
Location
Masjed Soleyman
Coordinates
32.028, 49.399
Technology
Dam and hydroelectric scheme
Capacity
262 million m3 reservoir (239 million m3 live); 2,000 MW in eight units of 254 MW across an original plant and an extension; 3,700 GWh/year
Capital cost
—
Stage
Operational
Owner or client
Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
Contractor
Farab (EPC for both phases); Harbin and Voith turbines; ABB and GE generators; Azer Ab
Operator
Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
Finance
Government of Iran
Award or start year
1991
Commissioned
2002

Record last checked 2026-09-18.

History

Sources

8 references

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  1. Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company (IWPCO), project page. iwpco.ir.
  2. (in Persian).
  3. Rockfill dam with a vertical clay core, 177 m high from foundation with a crest length of 497 m and a base width of 780 m, in Khuzestan north-east of Masjed Soleyman and 26 km downstream of Karun 1; total reservoir 261.597 million m3 with 239 million m3 usable; installed capacity 2,000 MW and average annual energy of 3,700 GWh; four vertical Francis units of 254 MW in the first phase and four more in the extension; consultants Mahan Ghods and Lahmeyer; contractors include Harbin of China and Azer Ab of Iran; diversion completed 1995, impoundment 1996, first units commissioned 2002-2003 and the extension phase following.
  4. Farab, Masjed Soleyman hydro power plant. farab.com.
  5. and Extension of Masjed Soleyman hydro power plant. farab.com.
  6. Each records 1,000 MW in four units of 250 MW with an underground powerhouse and 3,700 GWh average annual generation for the client Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co.
  7. GlobalData via Power Technology, Power plant profile: Masjed-e-Soleiman, Iran. power-technology.com.
  8. MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.

gives construction from 1991, commissioning in 2002, 2,000 MW, phase 1 of four Harbin turbines at 250 MW and phase 2 of four Voith turbines at 254 MW with ABB and GE generators of 263 MVA; that page is bot-walled to curl and returns 403, and was opened and read through a browser fetch.