Solar Power Plants in Iran
Keep up with the latest updates about development of solar power plants in Iran, foreign investments in Iran's renewables sector along with the opportunities and incentives for investments in the expanding sector.
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September 13,2022The 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 Mehrabian... -
September 05,2022A 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...
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August 26,2022In 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 and...
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August 15,2022Almost 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 power...
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August 14,2022The 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 said...
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August 13,2022The 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 of...
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August 10,2022A 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 Electric...
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July 27,2022Five 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. According to the plan,...
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July 19,2022Plans are underway to build a 500-megawatt photovoltaic power station at Tehran’s Oil Refinery Company, the head of the company said. “The refinery is committed to working for a low-carbon future...
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June 25,2022A new 2.5-megawatt photovoltaic solar farm went on stream on Friday in Garizat rural district in Taft County, Yazd Province, raising PV capacity in the desert region to more than 60 megawatts,...
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June 06,2022As long as fossil fuels, such as natural gas, are heavily subsidized in Iran, clean energy will not get the space it deserves, a member of Iran Renewable Energy Association (IrREA) said. “...
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June 01,2022The executive operation of constructing the largest Iranian factory to manufacture solar cells has started in Mahan County, Kerman Province, the representative of Kerman and Ravar in the parliament...
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May 21,2022Arvand Petrochemical Company in Mahshahr, Khuzestan Province, plans to increase its annual production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to over 640,000 tons, which can help develop downstream industries...
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May 17,2022A new solar farm in Jiroft County in the southern Kerman Province was linked to the national power grid on Tuesday.
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April 10,2022Renewable power stations with a total capacity of 900 megawatts will come on stream by 2025, Ghadir Energy Investment Company, a member of the Power Generation Companies Syndicate, said. “The...
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February 15,2022A total of 1,650 megawatts of solar energy will be added to the power generation capacity of Yazd Province in four years, the managing director of the provincial Regional Electricity Company said...
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February 12,2022The most effective solution for industries to generate their own electricity and not be at the mercy of the state-run Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) is by...
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February 05,2022A new solar power station in the southeastern Kerman Province was connected to the national power grid on Saturday. The new station increased solar photovoltaic capacity in Kerman to 70 MW, the...
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January 30,2022Electricity generation from fossil fuels is neither financially viable nor environmentally sustainable, compared to renewable resources that contribute to sustainable economic growth, the head of...
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January 03,2022Over $100 million have been earmarked in the budget bill approved for the next Iranian year (March 2022-23) for the expansion of renewable energy in Iran, the energy minister said. “This is an...
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December 14,2021The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) plans to add 10 gigawatts to the current renewable electricity capacity of Iran in the next four years, the managing director of...
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November 19,2021Iran’s first solar thermal power plant will become operational in Yazd Province in 2022, which will be integrated with the provincial combined-cycle power plant, the head of Iran's Thermal Power...
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November 16,2021Over 155 million kilowatts of electricity were generated via renewable energy sources in the first month of fall in Iran (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). If this volume was produced by thermal power plants...
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October 19,2021In line with Iran’s move toward sustainable energy, solar power can assist its adoption of technological innovation and help generate employment. Amir Abbas Hosseini, the head of Ghadir Energy...
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October 12,2021Kushk Solar Power Plant in Kushk Rural District of Khatam County, Yazd Province, has generated over 4,900 megawatt hours of electricity since its inauguration three months ago, the managing...
