TEHRAN – The renewables Association of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) is going to hold the 6th edition of the National Renewable Energies Conference in early October, Mehr News Agency reported.

Organized in collaboration with Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) and Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir), the conference will be held during October 1-2.

As the country’s biggest event on renewables, the conference will be attended by investors, industrial owners, representatives of relevant government agencies, farmers and trade unions.

The gathering is held with the aim of reviewing the latest developments and investment opportunities in the renewable energy industry.

Iranian renewable power plants generated 261 million kilowatt-hours (Kwh) of electricity in the fourth Iranian calendar month of Tir (June 21- July 21), registering a nine-percent growth compared to a month earlier.

According to the data released by Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA), renewable power plants generated over 923 Kwh of electricity since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19), IRNA reported.

The electricity generated by renewable sources also increased by 28 percent in the third Iranian calendar month of Khordad (ended on June 20) compared to the same month last year.

Renewable sources generated more than 230 million kilowatt hours of electricity, an increase of 21 percent in comparison with a month earlier.

Wind power plants held the lion’s share of the rise in the production of electricity by renewable sources.

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