Kerman Solar Energy Program Expands

A 1-megawatt solar power plant and 52 small-scale photovoltaic systems were launched at the weekend in Bardsir, Kerman Province.
The plant was built by a private company in nine months at a cost of $600,000, deputy energy minister, Mohammad Sadeqzadeh, said.
Currently, five solar plants in the province produce 33 MW of electricity. 
Located in southeast of the country, Kerman is the largest province in Iran. Having a dry climate, it has sufficient solar radiation and in recent years many solar farms and rooftop photovoltaic systems have been installed there.