Iran’s Hormoz Nuclear Power Plant Set to Launch First Unit by 2031

The first unit of Iran’s Hormoz Nuclear Power Plant, currently under construction with Russian support, is expected to be commissioned by 2031, according to Naser Mansour Sharifloo, a representative of the Iran Hormoz Nuclear Company.

"According to the plan, we hope the first unit will be commissioned by the year 1410 [2031 in the Gregorian calendar]," he said, The Caspian Post reports, citing Iranian media.

It was reported earlier that Iran and Russia have signed a $25 bln agreement to construct the Hormoz NPP in the southern province of Hormozgan in the Islamic Republic.

The plant is planned to consist of four power units, with a 500-hectare site allocated for the project.