{"id":12047,"date":"2026-04-07T07:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/?p=12047"},"modified":"2026-04-07T07:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:50:22","slug":"where-are-irans-power-plants-that-trump-has-threatened-to-destroy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/?p=12047","title":{"rendered":"Where are Iran\u2019s power plants that Trump has threatened to destroy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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US President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy power plants and bridges by 8pm Tuesday if Iran doesn\u2019t open the Strait of Hormuz.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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US President Donald Trump has issued a direct\u00a0ultimatum<\/a>\u00a0to Iran: reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8pm Eastern Time in the United States on Tuesday, April 7 (midnight GMT on April 8), or face the destruction of national power plants and bridges.<\/p>\n

This echoes an earlier March 21 ultimatum in which he threatened to attack Iran\u2019s power plants \u2013 \u201cthe biggest one first\u201d \u2013 if the strait was not fully reopened within 48 hours.<\/p>\n

President Trump has since extended that deadline\u00a0several<\/a>\u00a0times, citing progress in negotiations he claims the US is having with Iran to end the ongoing war. Iran denies it is holding direct talks with the US.<\/p>\n

While Trump has made grand statements such as \u201cthey\u2019re going to lose every power plant and every other plant they have in the whole country\u201d, he has not mentioned specific targets.<\/p>\n

The US president has also threatened to\u00a0destroy the country\u2019s bridges<\/a>. Over the weekend, a US-Israeli strike hit the\u00a0B1 bridge in the city of Karaj<\/a>, west of Tehran. The major highway link, described as the tallest bridge in the Middle East, had been scheduled to be inaugurated soon. It sustained significant damage in the strike.<\/p>\n

Legal experts\u00a0say<\/a>\u00a0that targeting civilian sites amounts to \u201ccollective punishment\u201d, which is prohibited under the laws of war.<\/p>\n

Where are Iran\u2019s power plants?<\/h2>\n

Iran operates hundreds of power plants which, together, form one of the largest electricity systems in the Middle East, supplying energy to 92 million people.<\/p>\n

Most of the country\u2019s power plants are close to major population centres and industrial hubs. The majority of Iran\u2019s population lives in the western half of the country, with Tehran, Mashhad and Isfahan the three largest cities.<\/p>\n

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Iran has a mixture of gas, coal, hydro, nuclear and oil-fired power plants, but most are gas-fired. In the north and centre of the country, clusters of gas-fired plants supply electricity to the country\u2019s largest population centres, including Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan and Mashhad.<\/p>\n

Another major concentration of power plants lies along the Gulf coast. These plants sit close to major gasfields and ports, allowing large thermal stations to run on abundant natural gas.<\/p>\n

The coast is also home to the\u00a0Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant<\/a>, Iran\u2019s only nuclear power facility, which has a capacity of 1,000MW. The US and Israel have repeatedly hit this nuclear power plant, raising risks of radioactive contamination far beyond Iran\u2019s borders, the state-run Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) has warned.<\/p>\n

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A satellite image shows new reactors under construction at the Bushehr site in Iran in this handout image dated January 1, 2025 [Maxar Technologies\/Handout via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iran also operates a handful of hydropower dams concentrated along the Karun River, the country\u2019s most important source of hydroelectric generation.<\/p>\n

Electricity generated from all these plants is fed into a national transmission network operated by Iran Grid Management Company, which distributes power to cities, industries and homes across the country.<\/p>\n

The map below shows all of Iran\u2019s power stations with a capacity of 100MW or more.<\/p>\n

A 100MW power plant can typically supply electricity to roughly 75,000 to 100,000 homes, depending on consumption patterns.<\/p>\n

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Where are Iran\u2019s major power plants?<\/h3>\n

Iran operates hundreds of power plants, forming one of the largest electricity systems in the Middle East, to supply energy to its 92 million people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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KermanKermanZahedanZahedanRashtRashtKermanshahKermanshahQomQomAhwazAhwazTabrizTabrizTehranTehranShirazShirazKarajKarajMashhadMashhad<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Iran\u2019s largest power plant by capacity is the Damavand Power Plant located in the Pakdasht area, roughly 50km (31 miles) southeast of Tehran, with a capacity of some 2,900MW, enough to power more than two million homes.<\/p>\n

Which are Iran\u2019s most important power plants?<\/h2>\n

Iran\u2019s largest power plants include:<\/p>\n