Iran: Bushehr plant ready by March

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran’s first nuclear power plant will be operational within three months, providing electricity to Iran’s national power grid by the summer, according to Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah.

Russia, which is building the Bushehr plant for Iran, started delivering nuclear fuel to the facility a week ago as part of a compromise effort to alleviate concerns over Iran’s nuclear intentions while supporting Iran’s right to a nuclear energy program.


Fattah told reporters Saturday that the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was previously expected to be completed last September, will become operational on March 21, 2008, according to Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).

The plant will deliver 500 megawatts of electricity to the power grid by summer and 1,000 megawatts by March 2009, IRIB reported.

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