New Horizons Open for Solar Energy in Iran

A declared goal of the government is to develop renewable energy in the deprived and remote areas. The Energy Ministry and private companies are building 50 big and 2,000 small solar power plants in regions across the country, said the deputy managing director of the Solar Power Plant Project Management Company.
Iran’s electricity comes mainly from thermal power plants that consume massive amounts of fossil fuels, mostly natural gas, and are the main source of greenhouse gases that have a serious negative impact on air quality.