Energy

Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian on Saturday broke ground on a wastewater plant in Roudehen District in Damavand County, 60 kilometers northeast of Tehran.  The project entails the…

Oil prices extended gains on Monday, propped up by a weaker dollar and tight supplies that offset concerns about recession and the prospect of widespread Covid-19 lockdowns in China again…

Thermal power stations, with an installed generation capacity of 3,500 megawatts, have become operational in the last 12 months, deputy for projects development at the Thermal Power Plants…

The third phase of a major water supply plan, dubbed Ghadir Water Supply Project, which is underway in Khuzestan Province, has gained momentum and progressed by 83% in less than nine months, the…

The death of qanats (aqueducts) in Khorasan Razavi Province’s counties has accelerated due to the drilling of deep wells, both legal and illegal, the head of Gonabad Qasabeh Qanat World Heritage…

The parliament has ratified an article that obliges the Energy Ministry to provide electricity subscribers with smart meters. According to the decision taken on Monday, high-consuming…

Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Friday amid uncertainty around how aggressive the US Federal Reserve will be in hiking interest rates to combat rampant inflation. Brent crude futures…

According to a report by the National Petrochemical Company, petrochemical complexes across the country average 85% of their production capacity, while Nouri Petrochemical Company’s output in…

The construction of Kamandan Dam in Azna County, Lorestan Province, has registered 90% progress and its reservoir will be filled with water in winter, managing director of the provincial…

Although water and wastewater development projects help boost major industries, a large number of initiatives in the key sector have been delayed.  Reza Hajkarim, a member of Iran Water…

Iran's largest integrated three-phase transformer in Babol City, Mazandaran Province, has become operational, managing director of Mazandaran and Golestan Regional Electric Company said.

The construction of the polyaluminum chloride (PAC) unit of the Urmia Petrochemical Company in West Azarbaijan Province has started and is expected to be completed by 2024, managing director of…

The White House believes the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has room to raise oil production, should an upcoming visit by President Joe Biden to the Middle East yield any…

The water transfer project from Kanisib Dam in Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan Province, is one of the measures to revive Urmia Lake, which will become operational in the coming months, deputy…

Almost 600 smart meters were installed on authorized water wells in Sistan-Baluchestan Province in 2021, the head of Public Relations Office at the provincial water and wastewater company said…

Compressed natural gas prices rose by 33% on July 12, the head of the Commercial Services Department at the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company said. “As per the directive…

Operations to develop South Pars Gas Complex in Bushehr Province are underway with the aim of enhancing gaseous products’ exports and storage, managing director of the gas complex said.

Oil prices fell on Monday in volatile trade, reversing some gains from the previous session, as markets braced for new mass Covid testing in China potentially hitting demand, a worry that…

A new desalination plant is expected to be launched in Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, in the near future to help address the pressing water problems of the southeastern county, managing…

The executive operations of constructing Khoda-Afarin and Qiz-Qalasi dams on the Aras River will accelerate, the energy minister said.

The project to transfer water from Azad Dam in Kurdestan Province to the Sanandaj Water Treatment Plant in the provincial capital has registered 60% progress and is expected to be completed by…

Iranian petrochemical production and exports grew by 8% and 5% respectively between July 2021 and April 2022, and reached 32 million tons and 22 million tons compared to a year ago.

Oil prices rose as much as nearly 3% on Wednesday before paring some gains as investors piled back into the market after a heavy rout in the previous session, with supply concerns returning to…

Power generation in Iran’s thermal power plants has exceeded 1.1 billion kilowatt-hours per day, said a deputy manager at Iran's Thermal Power Plants Holding Company. “The total output of 130…

Due to poor and underdeveloped garbage disposal and wastewater collection infrastructure in northern Gilan Province, leachate from landfills leaks into groundwater aquifers and paddy fields, a…