Assessment of Technical and Economical Parameters Related to The Geothermal Power Production in Iran (Case Study: Meshkin-Shahr Geothermal Field)

In this paper, we considered the possibility of installing 55 MW geothermal power plant in Meshkin-Shahr near Sabalan Mt in the north-west of Iran. Iran has fourteen vast areas with good potential for geothermal utilization. One such area is the Meshkin-Shahr geothermal field. Ten exploration wells and one injection well have been drilled to determine the parameters of the reservoir(Fotouhi and Noorollahi, 0222).The Ministry of Energy and Renewable Energies Organization of Iran (SUNA) are trying to develop Meshkinshahr geothermal field to start-up the first double flash geothermal power plant. In this pape, the technical and economical parameters due to installing 55 MW geothermal power plant was analyzed for meshkin- shahr geothermal field.Three scenarios have been explored to estimate the cost of power generation in Meshkin-Shahr geothermal power plant. These scenarios are min, mean and max values of cost, respectively. The results of these calculations have been classified in some tables and shows that it will be possible to generate 55 MWe from Meshkin-Shahr geothermal power plant.

Assessment of Technical and Economical Parameters Related to The Geothermal Power Production in Iran (Case Study: Meshkin-Shahr Geothermal Field) Keywords:

Power Plant , Geothermal , Meshkin-Shahr , Scenario