(VOVWORLD) -Iran has begun construction of a new nuclear power plant in the southwestern province of Khuzestan near the border with Iraq, Iran's state television reported on Saturday.
The new plant called Karoon has a capacity of 300 megawatts. It will be built in 8 years and cost about 2 billion USD.
In April 2022, Director of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Mohammed Eslami first announced a plan to build this plant.