Solar Power Plants in Iran

An estimated 1,690 five megawatt photovoltaic power stations will become operational next month in Kerman Province, the deputy manager of the provincial Electric Power Distribution Company said…

Solar energy generates electricity for household consumption at lower prices, significantly reduces toxic gases and helps farmers with their excess products, says Davoud Fadaei, a member of the…

Delays in paying private contractors have grounded many clean energy projects, a member of the Iran Renewable Energy Association (IrREA) said on Sunday.   "Most private companies have…

Semnan Province Electric Power Distribution Company will set up 100 small-scale solar power systems for rural homes in the next calendar year (starts March 21), the managing director said…

The Majlis Joint Commission, a parliamentary body responsible for reviewing the budget bill, on Saturday approved the $500 million government-proposed funding for expanding rooftop photovoltaic…

Renewable energy is the most cost-effective compared to all other traditional sources to generate power, head of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) said Wednesday.

Iran has taken noticeable steps in recent years to develop its green energy sector and has the potential to emerge as a regional Green energy hub. Austrian Ambassador to Iran Stefan Scholz made…

To help promote competition, those who build green power stations are not obliged to use locally-produced parts and equipment.  Mohammad Sadeqzadeh, head of the Renewable Energy…

Iran has all it needs to tap into clean energy but despite scientific studies and steps taken in this regard, the real improvement potential has not been effectively exploited, said the…

Due to government funding constraints and financial pressures, private companies have taken on the mantle of developing renewable energy, head of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency…

Four new solar farms in cities and towns in western Hamedan Province were inaugurated on Tuesday. “The four farms, each with production capacity of 7 megawatts, supply 28 MW of electricity to…

South Khorasan Regional Electricity Company has installed 30 solar panels for 80 nomadic families in underprivileged areas over the last 10 months, managing director of the provincial Nomadic…

Seventy power projects will be operational in Yazd Province by the end of February, managing director of Yazd Regional Electricity Company said Saturday.

Close to 3 billion kilowatt hours of electricity has been generated from renewable sources since mid-2009. According to state-owned Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization, aka…

A 1-megawatt solar power plant and 52 small-scale photovoltaic systems were launched at the weekend in Bardsir, Kerman Province. The plant was built by a private company in nine months at a…

Adding 5,000 megawatts of renewable energy to the present 670 MW renewable output will help create 100,000 jobs, a member of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mine and Agriculture said…

The sixth solar power plant in Hamedan Province has been synchronized with the national power grid.

The government intends to transfer 80% shares of state-owned power plants to the private sector by 2022, the director general of the planning office of Iran Power Generation, Distribution and…

Deputy Energy Minister Homayoun Haeri on Thursday broke ground for a 50 megawatt wind farm in Mil-e- Nader zone in Zabol in Sistan-Baluchestan Province. The farm will have 20 wind turbines and…

The first phase of Iran’s second largest wind farm, with 50 MW power generation capacity, was launched on Monday in Aqkand village, East Azerbaijan Province.

Households in some deprived regions in South Khorasan Province that have built solar panels on their rooftops are earning almost $75 per month, the head of the provincial Regional Electricity…

The largest solar farm, with a capacity to produce 1,000 megawatts of electricity, will be constructed in Markazi Province in central Iran, deputy governor for economic affairs said in the…

A declared goal of the government is to develop renewable energy in the deprived and remote areas. The Energy Ministry and private companies are building 50 big and 2,000 small solar power…

Close to 2.67 billion kilowatt hours of electricity was generated from alternative energy sources over nine years, reducing water and fossil fuel consumption.

Experts say expanding the renewable energy sector in water-stressed regions is one viable alternative for farmers who have very little water and suffer due to crop losses and failures in recent…