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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May 29,2023The owners of small-scale solar power stations in the rural districts of Fars Province earned close to $1 million in 2022 by selling electricity to the regional electricity firm, the head of the... -
May 27,2023To expand small-scale solar power stations in rural districts, operations are underway to link 690 rooftop photovoltaic power stations to the national power grid in Isfahan Province over the next...
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May 20,2023The head of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA), is setting up a ‘Green Power Board’ at the Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX), to help improve market competition. “By...
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May 12,2023In line with policies to develop small-scale solar power stations in rural areas, 100 rooftop photovoltaic panels were linked to the national power grid in Chah-Nasar Village in Neyshabour County,...
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April 30,2023To encourage private power producers, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) has changed the previous model that guaranteed electricity purchase for 20 years, managing...
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April 29,2023As per the Cabinet directive issued in 2022, all state-run offices are obliged to generate 20% of their power via renewable energies, especially solar photovoltaic panels, as of June. According to...
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February 18,2023The total capacity of renewable energy sources across Iran has increased by 1.29% in the first month of winter (Dec. 22, 2022-Jan. 20) compared to the previous month. With the launch of a project...
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February 04,2023A 10-megawatt solar power plant in Damghan County, Semnan Province was inaugurated by Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian on Friday and Iran’s renewable energy output capacity surpassed 1 gigawatt...
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January 28,2023Energy efficiency and renewable energy policies can substantially reduce the demand for and supply of energy generated from fossil fuels namely natural gas, oil and coal-fired power plants. Meysam...
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January 28,2023Energy efficiency and renewable energy policies can substantially reduce the demand for and supply of energy generated from fossil fuels namely natural gas, oil and coal-fired power plants. Meysam...
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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...
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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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