Iran has connected its first nuclear power plant, Bushehr, to the national grid through a supply of 60 megawatts, the state IRIB TV reported Sunday,"The Bushehr nuclear power plant with the power of 60 megawatts be connected to the national grid at 23:29 local time (19:59 GMT) Saturday," the TV said.
According to the report, the move was taken to arrange the necessary conditions for initial utilization of the power plant with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts essential tests will be carried out in the following days to create sure of the compatibility of the connection, said the report.
Iran will hold a ceremony on Sept. 12 in the Bushehr nuclear power plant to properly launch the preliminary utilization of the plant, whose creation was initially, began in 1975 by several German companies the construction was halt when the United States imposed an embargo of hi-tech supplies on Iran after the 1979 revolution.
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