January 05, 2023 00:48

Green Energy Transition Vital for Bridging Power Supply-Demand Gap

Unlike thermal power stations, the construction of solar photovoltaic farms is not time-consuming, nor does it require massive funding, and more importantly they are eco-friendly facilities

Electricity consumption in Iran has been rising by an average 6% per annum over the last two decades and the gap between supply and demand will keep widening unless more investments are made in green energy sector that has been lagging behind fossil fuels, said.
Mahmoud Kamani, managing director of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba), made the statement while addressing a panel on "Necessity of building solar power plants in industrial towns" in Qazvin Province’s Caspian Industrial Zone on Tuesday, Barq News website reported.
Kamani said more than 46,000 industrial units are operating in 820 industrial towns across the country, 93% of which are considered small, 4% medium and 3% large.

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