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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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... -
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...
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October 08,2021Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) are no longer allowed to sign agreements to buy green...
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September 27,2021Policymakers’ shortsightedness and the existence of a mafia-like syndicate that controls thermal power plants has caused Iran to remain fully dependent on fossil fuel-based power, a lecturer at...
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August 28,2021The first phase of a 10-megawatt solar power plant in Damghan County, Semnan Province, is now connected to the national power grid, managing director of Semnan Regional Electricity Company said. “...
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August 27,2021The first phase of a project to electrify 60,000 agricultural wells with renewable energy has got off the ground, director for rural electrification at Iran Power Generation, Distribution and...
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August 11,2021A new 10-megawatt solar farm came on stream on Wednesday in Kushk Rural District in Khatam County of Yazd Province, managing director of Yazd Regional Electricity Company said. “As an undertaking...
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July 31,2021The first floating solar farm in Tehran became operational in the South Wastewater Treatment Plant, the head of project control office in the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Company (Satba...
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July 04,2021Close to 463 million kilowatt hours of electricity were generated from alternative energy sources in the first three months of the fiscal 2021-22, which help curb both water and fossil fuel...
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June 16,2021Iran has all it needs to tap into clean energy but despite scientific studies and measures taken in this regard, the real potential has not been exploited. Cvetan Cvetkovski, officer-in-charge for...
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June 13,2021Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) and Iran Fuel Conservation Company (IFCO) signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday, based on which electrification of...
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May 31,2021Two large solar farms with a total capacity of 631 megawatts are under construction in Fars Province, the deputy governor of the province for Economic Affairs Coordination said. “The construction...
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May 22,2021The guaranteed purchase price paid by the government for renewable power generated by private companies has, on average, increased by 40%. A new directive to raise tariffs (for e private sector...
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May 18,2021Ten private companies in Hamedan Province have got permits from the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) to construct solar power plants in the western province, managing...
