According to the Public Relations and International Affairs of the Kish Free Zone Organization, in this visit Mohammad Kabiri, referring to the status of water and electricity production and supply on the island, said: prior to the recent incident at the Mahtab power plant, the imbalance in water and electricity production in Kish had reached zero for 18 months, but following the technical fault, necessary measures to fix the problem were put on the agenda.
He added: according to the planned schedule, the technical problem of the Mahtab Kish power plant will be resolved by the end of Mehr, and during this period, diesel backup units will be brought online to maintain grid stability. So far five megawatts of the backup diesels' capacity have been brought online and this capacity will be increased by the end of Shahrivar.
The CEO of the Kish Free Zone Organization continued: a 30-megawatt power plant has also been deployed within the island's water and power complex; its trial connection has been completed and it is expected to be fully online by the first week of Mehr.
Kabiri noted: with the set of measures being carried out at the Mahtab Kish power plant and the Water and Power Company, as well as the increase in backup diesel capacity, the entry of the new 30-megawatt plant and the commissioning of the first phase of the 3-megawatt solar power plant, we hope that the problem created at the 20-megawatt Mahtab Kish plant will be resolved by the first week of Mehr and Kish Island will once again return to conditions without imbalance in water and electricity.
He emphasized: with the addition of new backup capacities to the island's power complex, in addition to resolving the current problem, it will be possible to manage emergency conditions and prevent disruptions to the power grid in the event of similar incidents in the future.
During this visit, the latest status of the Mahtab Kish power plant, the process of fixing the technical fault, backup electricity production capacities and the operational plans to strengthen the resilience of the island's energy grid were reviewed.