Iran is planning to build a 360-MW nuclear power plant in Darkhovin in the southwest of the country using indigenous reactor technology, the head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has been quoted as saying by local media.

“The project will be an all-Iranian made power plant, which we have included in the development plan along with the research reactors required by the AEOI,” Mr Eslami was quoted as saying.

The Mehr news agency, which is owned by the Islamic Development Organisation, a religious and cultural body, also quoted Iranian president Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi as saying the country will continue to pursue peaceful nuclear activities.