The owners of small-scale solar power stations in the rural districts of Fars Province earned close to $1 million in 2022 by selling electricity to the regional electricity firm, the head of the…
Solar Power Plants in Iran
To expand small-scale solar power stations in rural districts, operations are underway to link 690 rooftop photovoltaic power stations to the national power grid in Isfahan Province over the…
The head of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA), is setting up a ‘Green Power Board’ at the Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX), to help improve market competition.
In line with policies to develop small-scale solar power stations in rural areas, 100 rooftop photovoltaic panels were linked to the national power grid in Chah-Nasar Village in Neyshabour …
To encourage private power producers, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) has changed the previous model that guaranteed electricity purchase for 20 years, managing…
As per the Cabinet directive issued in 2022, all state-run offices are obliged to generate 20% of their power via renewable energies, especially solar photovoltaic …
The total capacity of renewable energy sources across Iran has increased by 1.29% in the first month of winter (Dec. 22, 2022-Jan. 20) compared to the previous month. With the launch of a…
A 10-megawatt solar power plant in Damghan County, Semnan Province was inaugurated by Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian on Friday and Iran’s renewable energy output capacity surpassed 1…
Energy efficiency and renewable energy policies can substantially reduce the demand for and supply of energy generated from fossil fuels namely natural gas, oil and coal-fired power plants.
The construction of 4,000 solar systems, each with a capacity of 5 kilowatts, for supporting organizations supplying power to households will start in Yazd Province at the weekend, the spokesman…
Electricity consumption in Iran has been rising by an average 6% per annum over the last two decades and the gap between supply and demand will keep widening unless more investments are made in…
Construction work has begun on the Nahavnd Solar Power Plant in Hamedan Province, the head of Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company said. “The 10-megawatt photovoltaic…
The construction of solar plants and wind farms to generate 10,000 megawatts of renewable energy has started across Iran and it will be completed in four years, the spokesman of Iran's Renewable…
The development of renewable energy can immensely curtail annual natural gas consumption in thermal power plants, Iran Renewable Energy Association’s (IrREA) secretary-general said.
The state-run Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) has substantially increased the guaranteed purchase prices for hydro and biomass power generated by private companies…
The government has increased the guaranteed purchase prices for solar and wind power generated by private companies by 20-60% compared to 2021.
A total of 110,000 rooftop photovoltaic panels, each with a capacity of 5 kilowatts, are being set up for underprivileged families in rural areas not only to help boost their income but also to…
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) is obliged to prepare the ground for private sector investment in and the export of renewables. Energy Minister Ali Akbar…
A total of 3,000 small-scale solar systems will be built in Ardabil Province, said the director general of Small-Scale Systems Development Department at Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy…
In a bid to help industrialists generate their own electricity and not be at the mercy of the state-run Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir), the Renewable Energy…
Almost 200 private companies producing renewable energy will have to either send some workers home or pull down shutters if the guaranteed purchase price paid by the government for renewable…
The first phase of the largest Iranian solar farm in Mahallat, Markazi Province, with a capacity of 120 megawatts of electricity, will become operational in September, Arak’s governor general…
The production of each megawatt of electricity at thermal power plants needs about 700 liters of water while renewable power stations do not use water and, as a result, prevent the consumption…
A total of 5,000 five-kilowatt solar power plants will be installed in Sistan-Baluchestan Province by the end of the current Iranian year (March 2023), managing director of the provincial…
Five government departments have signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to build 550,000 small-scale solar generators in rural and across Iran within five years.
