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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January 13,2023The 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 of... -
January 05,2023Electricity 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...
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January 01,2023Construction 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...
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January 01,2023The 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...
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December 21,2022The development of renewable energy can immensely curtail annual natural gas consumption in thermal power plants, Iran Renewable Energy Association’s (IrREA) secretary-general said. “Close to 71...
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November 19,2022The 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...
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November 11,2022The government has increased the guaranteed purchase prices for solar and wind power generated by private companies by 20-60% compared to 2021. A new directive to raise tariffs (for private sector...
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October 14,2022A 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 cut...
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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...
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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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