With the Presence of the Minister of Energy, The Shahr Bijar Hydro Power Plant was Commissioned

With the Presence of the Minister of Energy, The Shahr Bijar Hydro Power Plant was Commissioned

The Shahr Bijar 6.3 MW hydro power plant was commissioned by the Minister of Energy, senior managers of the Ministry and Gilan province.

Shahr Bijar Hydroelectric Power plant is located on 35 km from Rasht city and consists of 3 Francis Vertical Turbines and a total capacity of 6.3 MW.
Investing, designing, construction, installing and pre-commissioning and commissioning of all electromechanical equipment as well as initial commercial exploitation for 73 months is a description of the work of the Sabz Maah Aab Co..
Dam, pen-stock pipe, hydraulic agricultural valves, hydraulic valves and most of the buildings are ready. Also, according to the BOT contract, the ownership of the plant will be transferred to the investor at the end of the commercial operation.
The main equipment of the plant such as turbine, generator, governor and control systems are from a European company with the updated technology.
The height of the dam is 75 meters, the water flow rate is 3.3 m3/s for each unit, the rated capacity of each unit is 1.2 MW and the annual energy production will be about 21 GWh.