Solar Power Plants in Iran

By the end of next Iranian year (March 2022), the number of nomadic households using solar energy will double, head of Nomads Affairs Organization of Iran said. Now “25,000 nomad households…

Almost 25% of the electricity produced in the last fiscal (ended in March) was generated from renewable sources (steam, water, nuclear, wind and solar), chief executive officer of Iran’s Thermal…

Installed capacity of renewable energy in Iran had a 4-fold increase in the past five years. In 2015, the capacity of new energy sources was 200 megawatts. It reached 800 MW in 2019, the Energy…

A solar power plant in Yazd Province will come online by the end of summer, managing director of Yazd Regional Electricity Company said.

“The 10 megawatt farm will increase solar power…

The Majlis has passed a law stating that 25% of the value added tax on the electricity bills should go for promoting the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba), director…

The International Energy Agency has predicted that the world will add 1,200 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2024, a 50% increase on what’s in place now. That would see renewables’ share of…

South Khorasan governor says 10,000 solar panels will be distributed among nomads in the province. “South Khorasan nomads are a productive and influential community in the provincial economy.…

Given the highly contentious policy of subsidizing fossil fuels, clean energy will not get the voice and space it deserves, a board member of Iran Renewable Energy Association (IrREA) said.

Gas-powered power plants generate over 80% of Iran’s electricity and if there are problems with natural gas supplies to these units there will be power outages. This issue can and should be…

A total of 2,000 rooftop photovoltaic panels, each with a capacity of 5 kilowatts, will be set up for underprivileged families in North Khorasan Province by the end of the next fiscal (March…

Two solar power plants in Rey and Damavand counties of Tehran Province were inaugurated Tuesday. A 12.7 megawatt solar power plant in Shahr-e-Rey City in the south and an 8.4 MW photovoltaic…

A new photovoltaic power station in Hamedan Province was synchronized with the national power grid on Thursday. Located in Kabudarahang County, the 7 MW unit was built by a private company at a…

Electricity generated in Manjil wind farm in Gilan Province (with an installed capacity of 90 megawatts), surged 80% in 2019 compared to the year before, head of the provincial power company…

Iran has enough potential to produce higher amounts of electricity from renewable sources while the current power output from it is less than 1,000 MW, vice president of Iran Electrical Industry…

Producing clean energy has helped reduce greenhouse gases by as much as 3,000 tons over the past eight months. Renewable energy sources in Iran (solar and wind power plants) generated over 350…

Renewable energy can lower demand for natural gas by diversifying energy supplies, a consultant to the Energy Ministry’s Niroo Research Institute said. “With more renewables less gas will be…

A 10 megawatt photovoltaic power plant built by GEP (a South African solar power developer) in the town of Khusf, South Khorasan Province was synchronized with the national power grid on…

According to the sixth Five Year Economic Development Plan (2017-22), renewable energy should comprise 5% of the total power capacity; however, this share is hardly 1% indicating that expansion…

A 50 megawatt wind farm in Aqkand City, Mianeh County, East Azarbaijan Province, was launched Wednesday. Aqkand wind farm can generate 175,000 megawatt-hours of electricity a year, enough to…

In line with the expansion of renewable electricity, 20,000 small solar power installations will be set up to supply electricity to 20,000 rural and nomad families. Domestic companies…

Construction of a 100-megawatt solar power plant started in Semnan on Wednesday. Built on 15,000 hectares of land by the private sector, the first phase of Shahid Hamid Bakeri photovoltaic…

Renewable energy sources in Iran generated over 4.3 billion kilowatt hours of electricity since 2009. If the same amount was produced by thermal power plants that consume gas as feedstock, 1.23…

Projects costing $20 million have been undertaken in Qom Province in the last 12 months, deputy minister of energy said Wednesday.

Renewable power capacity is forecast to increase by 50% between 2019 and 2024, the International Energy Agency said Monday. According to its “Renewables 2019” market report, the increase will…

Solar power generated by using domestically-made solar panels is purchased at higher prices, spokesman of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) said.