SRU construction beneath the sunset mountains

EIED · Ilam Petrochemical Complex

Electrical & instrumentation for a sour challenge.

Installation, pre-commissioning and start-up of every electrical and instrumentation system of the Sulfur Recovery Unit — 328,000 t of C3+ and 392,000 t of C5+ processed per year.

Completed
Client
EIED / Barzin
Location
Chawar, Ilam
Value
$4M+
Duration
2016 – 2020 · 36 mo
Workforce
180

Project overview

Commissioned by Energy Industries Engineering & Design (EIED) with Barzin Construction & Installation, Kahroba Tavan executed the complete E&I scope of Ilam Petrochemical's sulfur recovery unit across five contracts — installation, testing, pre-commissioning and commissioning — earning a certificate of good performance.

At peak, 180 specialists worked on site; the unit is complete and in production today.

Scope of work

Scope in numbers.

  • Supply, installation and start-up of 6.3/0.4 kV and 20/6.3 kV transformers (25 + 6.3 MVA range) with complete testing
  • 110 LV & MV electrical and instrumentation panels installed, tested and energised
  • Over 385 km of HV, MV, LV and instrumentation cabling — connected and tested
  • 30,000+ m of cable ladder & tray installed across all sizes
  • 100+ t of electrical and instrument supports fabricated
  • 20+ km of instrument tubing and full Test Loop operations
  • HiPot, relay and Megger testing; site lighting and earthing systems
  • F&G detection, telecom systems, heat tracing and cathodic protection

Results

Why it matters.

  • Full project management cycle proven: installation → pre-commissioning → commissioning
  • Large-scale multi-discipline coordination delivered to strict quality standards
  • Comprehensive after-sales service and support
  • Certificate of good performance issued by the client

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