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2024-08-25 15:29
Solar panels’ electricity generation rises 9.1%
TEHRAN- The amount of electricity generated by the solar panels in the country has risen 9.1 percent in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20), IRNA reported.
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2024/08/13
By M.A. Saki
New energy minister must focus on renewables
TEHRAN - In a meeting with legislators sitting on the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Monday, the proposed energy minister, Abbas Ali-Abadi, elaborated on his plan to increase electricity production, if he gets the necessary votes from the parliamentarians to take over the ministerial position.
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2024-07-29 15:53
Renewables share of electricity generation to reach 15%
TEHRAN - Head of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) has said 600 renewable power plants with a total capacity of 13,500 megawatts (MW) are under construction across the country after completion which the share of renewables in the Iran’s power generation will reach 15 percent.
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2024-07-10 16:31
NIGC pays $138m to encourage investment in development of renewable powerplants
TEHRAN- National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has paid 80 trillion rials (about $138 million) to support and encourage investment making in development of renewable power plants in the country since the current government took office in August 2021, the company’s managing director announced.
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2024-01-09 12:56
20% of govt. entities’ electricity needs to be supplied by renewables in 4 years
TEHRAN – The Iranian government has urged all its executive bodies to take the necessary measures to supply 20 percent of their electricity needs through renewable sources within the next four years, the portal of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) announced.
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2023-05-14 09:36
Capacity of Iran’s renewable power plants rises 2% in a month
TEHRAN – The capacity of Iran’s renewable power plants has increased by two percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20), from its previous month.
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2023-04-17 13:32
Capacity of Iran’s renewable power plants rises 0.9% in a month
TEHRAN – The capacity of Iran’s renewable power plants has increased by 0.9 percent in the last month of the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).
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2023-02-19 10:40
Electricity generation from renewable sources stands at over 9b Kwh in 10 months
TEHRAN – Iranian renewable power plants generated 9.189 billion kilowatt-hours (Kwh) of electricity during the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-January 20, 2023), which accounted for five percent of the country's total electricity generation.
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2022-04-29 13:46
Permits issued for construction of solar farms with 4GW capacity
TEHRAN- Iran’s Energy Ministry issued permits for the construction of solar farms with the capacity of four gigawatts (GW) across the country, Fars news agency reported.
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2022-01-29 16:17
‘European companies willing to provide Iran with solar panel production lines’
TEHRAN – Head of the Energy Committee of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has said European companies, especially German firms, are currently willing to provide Iran with solar panel production lines, IRNA reported.
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2022-01-07 13:12
Renewables prevent emission of 61,000 tons of GHG in a month
TEHRAN – Generating electricity from renewable sources prevented the emission of Green House Gases (GHG) in Iran by 61,000 tons during the ninth Iranian calendar month Azar (November 22-December 21, 2021).
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2021-11-15 15:01
Iran REC 2021 slated to start on November 20
TEHRAN - The 6th edition of Iran's International Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (Iran REC 2021) is scheduled to be held during November 20-21 in Tehran by Iran Renewable Energy Association, the portal of the Energy Ministry, Paven, reported.
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2021-11-09 17:49
National award on renewables to be held
TEHRAN – The third national award on renewables will be held November 20-21, aiming to introduce exemplary producers and projects which pave the way for expanding the use of renewable energies in the country.
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2021-10-03 15:53
Iranian households install 4,500 rooftop PV stations
TEHRAN – The spokesman of Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (known as SATBA) said Iranian households across the country have so far installed 4,500 rooftop photovoltaic stations (PV stations) with a total capacity of 71 kilowatt-hours (KWh).
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2021-08-11 16:01
By Mahnaz Abdi
Renewable energy development behind schedule
TEHRAN- Renewables, including hydropower, account for about seven percent of Iran’s total power generation, versus natural gas’ 90 percent share.