Globally Iran ranks 14th in access to technical and scientific knowledge for generating renewable energy, but has no impressive role when it comes to producing clean energy, head of the 4th Iran…
Solar Power Plants in Iran
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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. </p>
A project has been launched to supply power to 25,000 nomad families via portable solar power generators, director of rural electrification affairs at Iran Power Generation, Distribution and…
The guaranteed purchase price paid by the government for renewable power generated by private companies has, on average, increased by 65%. A new directive to raise tariffs (for the private…
The world is going through tectonic change in the energy sector and the renewables revolution is compelling the energy industry to evolve, managing director of the Oil Industries Engineering and…
As long as electricity prices (generated with the help of fossil fuels) are not modified, plans to expand renewable energies will not materialize.
A delegation from the International Solar Alliance will attend the 4th Iran Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (Iran REC 2019), due to be held October 14-15 in Tehran, and present…
Despite the fact that in the past few years almost 50% of foreign direct investment in Iran’s power sector was in green energy, some 200 companies active in the renewable sector are facing…
The gradual expansion of green energy since 2009 has helped Iran save close to 800 million liters of water in 10 years.
Fourteen renewable power stations with the capacity to generate 160 megawatts are ready to be connected to the national grid in seven provinces, head of the Renewable Energy and Energy…
The fifth solar power plant in Isfahan Province, with 1 megawatt capacity has been connected to the national power grid. Located in Shahreza County, the new photovoltaic station is built by a…
Solar power production in central Yazd Province will reach 100 megawatts by the end of this fiscal year in March, managing director of Yazd Regional Electricity Company said.
Electricity demand in 12 remote towns in Khorramabad and Aligudarz counties in Lorestan Province is being met fully with the help of small-scale photovoltaic (PV) power stations, head of…
A 5 megawatt photovoltaic power station was connected to the national power grid in Khorasan Razavi Province. Built over 11 hectares in the deprived border town Khaf, it is the 11th solar farm…
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization—a subsidiary of the Energy Ministry also known as Satba—was founded to help promote green energy but has failed in its mission, said an…
A new 10-megawatt solar power plant in Baft County, Kerman Province, has now been connected to the national electricity grid. Established over 20 hectares of land in Baft, which has one of the…
The 7-megawatt solar power plant in Abhar City, Zanjan Province, has been connected to the national power grid. Built by the private sector on a 14-hectare land, the plant was completed in four…
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba), affiliated to the Energy Ministry, has taken measures to encourage investors to export renewable energy, the head of the…
When thermal and combined-cycle power plants cannot meet the high electricity demand during the peak hours of summer when the temperature and consumption both shoot up, renewables can help…
The gradual expansion of renewable energy since 2009 has allowed Iran to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 2.24 million tons. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is among the …
An estimated 11 million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018, according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This compares with 10.…
Iran has taken baby steps in expanding renewable energy and its development requires changing the economic policies and creating a lively market so that it can compete with polluting fossil…
A new solar power station in the southeastern Kerman Province has been connected to the national power grid. Built over two hectares in Qaleh Ganj County, it is the eighth solar farm in the…
The government is preparing a plan of action based on which solar power generated by private companies and households will be sold without state interference, a deputy energy minister said…
A 1000-kilowatt solar power plant became operational in the northwestern Ardabil Province on Thursday, the head of provincial regional electricity company said. "Built over 3,000 square meters…
A 10 megawatt solar power plant opened in Abadeh County in southern Fars Province on Sunday. A private sector initiative, the plant is one of the largest of its kind in the south and cost $3.5…
