Renewables Help Iran Save 110m Liters of Water in 3 Months

Close to 463 million kilowatt hours of electricity were generated from alternative energy sources in the first three months of the fiscal 2021-22, which help curb both water and fossil fuel consumption.
This volume of clean energy was produced from March 21 to July 1 and helped reduce the emission of 3,000 tons of greenhouse gases, 2,000 tons of air pollutants like carbon monoxide and save 110 million liters of water and 132 million cubic meters of fossil fuel, the Energy Ministry’s news service reported.
Water shortage and its negative impact on hydroelectric and thermal power generation have made the role of renewables, which produce 70% of their annual output in the summer without using water, more crucial in deciding energy policy and promoting environmentally-friendly industries.