Satba: Transition to Green Energy Will Benefit Environment, Economy

A complete shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy will not happen overnight, but the need is growing exponentially as renewables can effectively substitute fossil fuels and offer substantial environmental and economic benefits.
Jafar Mohammadnejad, spokesman of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba), made the statement on the sidelines of the 21st Iran International Electricity Exhibition on Oct. 31 in Tehran, ILNA reported.
Decommissioning a 1,000-megawatt thermal power plant and replacing it with a one gigawatt solar or wind power station can help curb natural gas consumption by as much as 1.5 billion cubic meters per year.
Iran’s yearly gas consumption is about 280 million cubic meters, so the amount of natural gas saved by building each solar or wind power plant with a 1,000-MW capacity equals the volume of gas expected to be burnt in the country in five years, he added.