Afshar Fateh Elahi, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Qeshm Free Zone Organization, during the opening ceremony of the second exhibition and conference showcasing investment opportunities and development of oil, gas and renewable energy in free and special economic zones in the country of Qeshm Island, added: Qeshm Island covering an area of 1,500 square kilometers and with 17 oil and gas fields, it is one of the attractive points to attract domestic and foreign investors.
The CEO of Qeshm Free Zone Organization said: The location of Qeshm Island is an unavoidable necessity in the country for the construction and operation of refining and petrochemical units, storage, power plants and refueling for ships, and with successful negotiations between the Free Zone Organization and the Ministries of Petroleum and Energy, Greatness Decisions were adopted and implemented for this area.
Fath Elahi continued: The start-up of the first stage of the oil export terminal of Qeshm Oil Investment Company with a foreign exchange investment of 150 million euros and a storage capacity of more than three million barrels and the completion from the second stage up to a capacity of six and a half million barrels with a foreign exchange credit of 114 million euros, is one of the flagship projects. Qeshm Island is in the oil field.
He recognized: the production and export of refinery products with a production capacity of 35 thousand barrels per day as one of the largest bitumen production refineries in the country and the start of the second stage until the capacity of 70 thousand barrels with a credit of 100 million euros are among the flagship projects of the refinery of this island.
The Chairman of the Board of the Qeshm Free Zone Organization added: Qeshm Island also has big power plant plans, including the generation and delivery of 340 megawatts of electricity to the national network by Gostar Energy Company with an investment of 386 million euros, and in a second phase, the production of fresh water up to a capacity of 100,000 cubic meters per day with a credit of 84 million euros.
Fath Elahi named the plan to complete the 320MW Qeshm generator and synchronous power station to the main power grid this year with an investment of $285 as one of the other flagship projects of Sarmeh Ab and Aftab power station.
Referring to the completion of the 30-inch gas transmission line, he said: This project, which is defined as the 7th national line with a length of 52 kilometers with an allocated gas supply of 25 million cubes, will be put into operation by the summer of 1402.
Also referring to the benefits of Qeshm Island having suitable oil docks, Fath Elahi said: the completion of the second stage of Hara Qeshm Oil Dock with a capacity of 70,000 tons and an investment of 53 million euros is also underway.
He regarded the establishment of the refueling industry on the island as a 20-year dream and stated: ship refueling (bunkering) operations and the start of the implementation of fuel production low-sulphur plants are also among the other projects underway on this island. .
In the end, the chairman of the board and the CEO of the Qeshm free zone organization cited the completion of the oil, gas and petrochemical industry chain as one of the most important approaches. of its respective organization and noted: for this purpose, the petrochemical site and the establishment of high value-added production chain units in the petrochemical industry of Qeshm Island is defined.
It should be noted that the second exhibition and conference showcasing investment and development opportunities in the field of oil, gas and renewable energy in the free and special economic zones of the country from the third to the fifth of Bahman 1401 on the Qeshm Island with the presence and participation of all free and special economic zones with investment and development capacities In the field of oil, gas, petrochemicals and energy, active public sector enterprises and of the private sector, active elements of the ecosystem, oil, gas and petrochemicals of the country, as well as with the participation of the field of financing and the capital market, including the field of stock exchange, banking and insurance, operate.
It should be mentioned that during the opening ceremony of this exhibition and confernce, Hojatullah Abdul Maliki, Advisor to the President and Secretary of the Supreme Council of Free and Special Economic Zones, Morteza Shahmirzaei, Deputy Minister of Petroleum and CEO of the National Petrochemical Industry Company of the Country, Abdul Ali Rahimi Mozafari, Member of the Commission of the Islamic Council, Afshar, Fath Elahi, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Qeshm Free Zone Organization and a number of oil and energy managers from across the country and Qeshm Island were present.