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- Transmission Line80,968
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- Pipeline4,951
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Interconnector
Iran – Iraq interconnection
Largest interconnector in Iran of 5 · top 30% worldwide (#208 of 704)
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 1,500 MW
- Length
- 695 km
- Connects to
- Iraq
- Geometry
- Schematic — node to node, not a surveyed route
Comparable interconnectors · Iran · 5 ranked
- #1Iran – Iraq interconnection1.5 GW
- #2Iran – Turkmenistan interconnection (planned)500 MW
- #3Iran – Turkey interconnection490 MW
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Baghdad South Combined Cycle power plant511 m · Power Plant · 1.0 GW · gas
- Hyundai Diesel power plant5.5 km · Power Plant · 300 MW · oil
- Al Dora Gas power plant5.8 km · Power Plant · 148 MW · gas
- Taji-South Baghdad Gas Pipeline8.1 km · Pipeline
- محطة كهرباء الامين15 km · Substation / Converter
- مجمع كهرباء بوب الشام15 km · Substation / Converter
- 400 kV line16 km · Transmission Line
- East Baghdad Expansion Oil and Gas Field (Iraq)16 km · Oil & Gas Field
- East Baghdad Oil Field (Iraq)16 km · Oil & Gas Field
- Al Quds Power Station Substation19 km · Substation / Converter
On the interactive map
No information on new planned capacity found
SOURCE: Global Transmission Database v0.1 (CC BY 4.0)