Solar Power Plants in Iran

The cost of producing renewable energy in Iran, similar to many other parts in the world, has declined 2.5 times in two years, deputy energy minister, Seyed Muhammad Sadeqzadeh, said Sunday.…

Construction of a 100 kilowatt solar power plant has started in Qom Province, managing director of Qom Water and Wastewater Company said.

An estimated 2.6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity has been produced from renewable sources since March 2009. According to Paven, the Energy Ministry's news portal, the output helped save…

Renewable energy capacity will increase by 3,000 megawatts up until 2021, the energy minister said in a meeting with a visiting German economic delegation.

Close to 85% of equipment used in solar power plants has been indigenized and renewable stations continue to function normally despite the new US sanctions, a deputy energy minister said Monday…

A 100-kilowatt solar power plant opened in the city of Anar in southern Kerman Province. Built over an area of 4,000 square meters, the project was completed in six months and will be…

Work is in progress to develop new phases in combined-cycle power plants as part of the blueprint to meet the country's growing electricity demand.

Close to 2.57 billion kilowatt hours of electricity was generated from alternative energy sources over nine years curbing both water and fossil fuel consumption.

Water and power projects in several towns in Semnan Province were inaugurated by Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian on Thursday.

One of the projects was the first solar power plant in the…

In a water-stressed country like Iran generating electricity via thermal power plants which consume massive amounts of water cannot be a viable option anymore.

A 10-megawatt solar power plant was launched in Kharameh County, Fars Province, on Friday by a domestic firm, marking the southern province's first-ever solar venture.

The photovoltaic…

Iran’s largest wind farm, with a power generation capacity of 61.2 megawatts, was launched in Siyahpoosh region in Qazvin Province on Monday in a ceremony attended by Energy Minster Reza…

Around 11,636 tons of solar panels worth more than $71.8 million were imported into Iran during the last Iranian year (March 2017-18), figures released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs…

Iran’s total installed capacity of renewable energy production will surpass 1,000 megawatts, or 1 gigawatt, by the end of the current fiscal (March 2019), said the managing director of Renewable…

Saving water, creating sustainable jobs, curbing air pollution and minimizing fossil fuel consumption are the most important economic and environmental advantages of harnessing renewable…

The Energy Ministry has called on the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization—a state-owned entity also known as Satba—to prepare the ground for private sector investment in and…

Power distribution companies guarantee the purchase of renewable electricity as representatives of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization, also known as Satba.

A 10-megawatt solar power plant was inaugurated in the city of Mehriz in Yazd Province in a ceremony attended by Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian.

According to Ardakanian, the…

Qom Province’s Governorate has signed a memorandum of understanding with an unnamed Chinese company on building solar power plants with a combined production capacity of 30 megawatts, the…

Private investments in the renewable sector are projected to reach 200 trillion rials ($4.7 billion) by the end of next fiscal year (March 20, 2020), the head of Renewable Energy and Energy…

Iran has signed a memorandum of understanding with Italian and Chinese investors on building solar power plants with a combined capacity of 100 megawatts in the central province of Yazd.

Private companies invested 100 trillion rials ($2.38 billion) in the renewable power industry over the past two years, said the head of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization, also…

Close to 2.1 billion kilowatt hours of electricity have been generated from renewable sources since June 2009.

According to ILNA, the generated power has helped the country save 474…

The state-run Renewable Energy Organization of Iran, aka SUNA, settled roughly $23.6 million of unpaid dues for purchasing electricity from renewable power stations, the head of the organization…

Iran has produced 2.72 billion kilowatts-hour from renewables in the past nine years, in its stable and steady bid to shift focus from fossil fuels to greener energies.

According to data…