The plant is expected to produce 1,000 megawatts of electricity when fully operational , about 2.5 percent of Iran 's current electricity consumption , according to the IAEA . Bushehr is the first civilian nuclear power plant built in the Middle East . It was connected to the grid September 3 . An IAEA report cites serious concerns Iran may be developing nuclear weapons . It is a civilian plant , not a nuclear reactor .
Bushehr is the first civilian nuclear power plant built in the Middle East . It was connected to the grid September 3 . An IAEA report cites serious concerns Iran may be developing nuclear weapons . It is a civilian plant , not a nuclear reactor .