Final UN report distinguishes regional and national power-system damage

The UN report described a $225 million restoration project under way at Kharg Island. Commercial-port work included Khorramshahr reconstruction, Bandar Khomeini repairs and landside debris clearance...

Continued construction at Bandar Abbas had brought overall port capacity near contemporary needs. The UN report still called for urgent rebuilding at Abadan and Khorramshahr to improve geographical...

The report described reopening the Shatt al-Arab as essential to Abadan and Khorramshahr port recovery. Reported wrecks, unexploded ordnance and silt obstructed the channel; Iran estimated dredging...

The UN team understood that reopening the Shatt al-Arab required political agreement, followed by international help for finance, specialist equipment and personnel, wreck clearance and removal of...

Despite Iranian technical competence, the UN mission considered international assistance necessary to complete the required transport reconstruction within a reasonable time. Its conclusion...

The UN report described temporary diesel generation in Khuzestan and an estimate that 70 percent of distribution reconstruction remained. About two thirds of completed reconstruction used materials...

After isolated diesel units totaling 138 MW were destroyed in Ilam, Bakhtaran and Kordestan, authorities connected affected areas to the main transmission network. The report recorded substantial...

The UN report stated that 90 percent of transmission facilities repaired during the war suffered further damage. Physical reconstruction was about half complete; financial constraints could extend the...

Authorities reported six damaged thermal and two damaged hydroelectric stations restored to service. The UN report warned that temporary repairs often left operation unreliable, despite national...

The UN mission was told that two 1,200 MW nuclear-power units under construction at the war’s start were severely damaged. Neither the nuclear reactor nor nuclear fuel had been delivered, according to...