Yazd Province Solar Power Capacity to Reach 70 MW

The central Yazd Province’s solar power production capacity financed by foreign investors is expected to reach 70 megawatts by the end of the current fiscal year (March 20, 2019), managing director of Yazd Regional Electricity Company said on Thursday.
“These power plants are under construction in cooperation with investors from Germany, Italy, France and Greece,” Mohammad Hassan Sabbaghzadegan was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
Sabbaghzadegan added that to help tackle peak power consumption in the summer, four solar power plants with a total capacity of 33.5 MW have already come on stream in the province.
According to the official, three 10-MW solar plants are located in the cities of Ashkezar, Ardakan and Mehriz, as well as a 3.5-MW one in Taft.