Iran - World Nuclear Outlook Report
Projection of future nuclear capacity in Iran in 2050
|
60-year operation (MWe) |
80-year operation (MWe) |
Under Construction (MWe) |
Planned (MWe) |
Proposed (MWe) |
Potential (MWe) |
Government target (MWe) |
Total for 2050 (MWe) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1000 |
0 |
1057 |
1417 |
5000 |
0 |
20,000 (requiring an additional 11,536) |
20,000 |
Iran has one Russian VVER-1000 unit in operation at the Bushehr plant. Russia’s Rosatom is building a second VVER-1000 at Bushehr and excavation works on a third unit commenced in January 2021.118
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) in 2007 announced a plan to build a 360 MWe reactor designed by Iran at Darkhovin. The design was completed in 2012 and groundworks commenced in 2022. The AEOI estimated that the project would be finished by 2030.119
The AEOI announced that work at a new site in Hormozgan province commenced in February 2024. The Iran-Hormoz power plant is planned have four units of 1250 MWe each but no information on the plant design or contractors have been given.
In September 2024 the AEOI said that Bushehr 2 would start up in 2029. First concrete for unit 3 was planned to be poured before the end of 2024,120 although this has not been confirmed to have taken place.
Iran has set a target of 20 GWe of nuclear capacity by 2042.121