Subsidized Natural Gas Overshadows Renewables Growth

As long as fossil fuels, such as natural gas, are heavily subsidized in Iran, clean energy will not get the space it deserves, a member of Iran Renewable Energy Association (IrREA) said.
“Inexpensive natural gas has encouraged officials to keep constructing thermal power stations and renewables have long been marginalized,” ILNA also quoted Mohammad Amin Zanganeh as saying.
The government lacks a roadmap for energy economics, he added, noting that efforts have been made to replace fossil fuels with green energy. Such attempts “have never been taken seriously” due largely to the bloated policymaking bureaucracy and shortsightedness of decision-makers.