PV Power Purchase Prices Up 25%

The state-run Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) has increased the guaranteed purchase prices for generating electricity from small-scale photovoltaic (PV) power stations by 25% per kilowatt on average, the spokesman of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization said.
“New prices for generating electricity from small-scale solar power stations [with less than 20 kilowatt capacity] have risen by 20% per kilowatt, reaching 6 cents/kWh. Tariffs for bigger photovoltaic power plants [with a capacity of 20-200 kW] have risen by 30% and now stand at 5.5 cents/kWh,” Jafar Mohammadnejad Sigaroudi was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
In addition to expanding green energy, small-scale plants will generate income for deprived families as the Energy Ministry has guaranteed the purchase of electricity generated by solar sources for 20 years, he added.