Iran has indigenized the know-how for manufacturing wind turbines, and plans to build at least 250 units of two-MW wind turbines in the next three years. Iran plans to manufacture 250 2-MW wind turbines in a three-year period, some of which will be used in the country and some others will be exported to … Continue reading Wind energy in Iran: Planning to Manufacture 250 Wind Turbines in 3 Years
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Solar energy and wind power to meet 10% of Iran’s energy needs
Some 10 percent of Iran’s need to electricity will be met by solar energy and wind power plants by Iranian calendar year 1400 (March 2021-March 2022), according to Homayoun Haeri, the managing director of the Iran Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Management Company (TAVANIR). He added that solar and wind power plants will generate … Continue reading Solar energy and wind power to meet 10% of Iran’s energy needs
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Iran launches its biggest solar power plant
The solar power plant – that has been constructed in Kerman’s Zarand – has an annual production capacity of 390 megawatts (MW). It comprises an 80 kilowatt power plant, 170 solar-powered light posts, 340 LED lamps, and a 4,000-meter cable network, reported the Persian-language newspaper Forsat-e Emrooz. Iran has already announced plans to add … Continue reading Iran launches its biggest solar power plant
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Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan and Iran: 4 GW of Solar Power Plants to be Built
In the next 5 years, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan and Iran will be in the spotlight of the largest international players of solar energy industry. On 16-17th of April 2015 Baku (Azerbaijan) will be hosting one of the key events in the field of solar energy – CISOLAR-2015 4th Inte. According to the plans … Continue reading Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan and Iran: 4 GW of Solar Power Plants to be Built
Continue readingIran plans to double renewable energy: plans to build wind energy and solar power plants with 3200 MW
Iran plans to double its renewable energy output, by the end of current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2015), according to an official with Iran’s power sector. The country’s renewable power output is scheduled to reach 400 megawatts by the yearend; the Fars News Agency quoted Homayoun Haeri, the managing director of the Iran … Continue reading Iran plans to double renewable energy: plans to build wind energy and solar power plants with 3200 MW
Continue readingWind power and solar energy generation in Iran is set to rise significantly
Wind power and solar energy generation in Iran is set to rise significantly, an Iranian energy official announced. “By the end of this year, the country’s wind power and solar energy production will double compared with that of last year’s,” Homayoun Haeri, managing director of Iran’s Power Generation Transmission and Distribution Management Company (Tavanir) said. … Continue reading Wind power and solar energy generation in Iran is set to rise significantly
Continue readingIran is planning to produce 5,000 MW using renewable energy sources, wind power and solar energy
“The Renewable Energy Organization [of Iran] has comprehensive plans underway with respect to utilization of clean methods of energy supply,” said the organization’s managing director, Yusef Armodeli, in a Friday interview. “Iran has put the objective of producing 5,000 MW [of clean energy] from renewable sources in the next five years on its agenda,” … Continue reading Iran is planning to produce 5,000 MW using renewable energy sources, wind power and solar energy
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Iran to set up new solar power plant
The Islamic Republic of Iran is to set up a solar power plant in the city of Zahedan, member of photovoltaic scientific society of wind energy in Iran Gholamreza Sar-Golzari said on Saturday, IRNA reported. The first-ever 20 megawatt solar power plant is to be constructed eight kilometers away from Zahedan city, he … Continue reading Iran to set up new solar power plant
Continue reading40 wind turbines to be installed in Iran
The managing director of the Renewable Energy Organization of Iran said that 40 wind turbines will be installed at Manjil Power Plant’s site by October 22. Yousef Armodeli added that the power plant will become fully operational once the wind turbines are installed. The measure will boost the power plant’s energy output by 100 … Continue reading 40 wind turbines to be installed in Iran
Continue readingIran to launch a new wind farm
Iran’s Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said that a wind power plant will be established with a generation capacity of 100 megawatts in Khaf region of Khorasan Razavi province by the end of the current year, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported on September 7. Other wind power plants, with a total capacity of 475MW, will be … Continue reading Iran to launch a new wind farm
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Iran’s biggest solar power plant
Iran officially inaugurated the country’s biggest solar power plant on August 27 – Malard – which is located in Central Alborz province, Iran’s Mehr News Agency reported. Vice President Mohammad Shariatmadari attended the inauguration ceremony. The facility has the capacity to produce 514 kilowatt hours of electricity, which is two times more that the capacity … Continue reading Iran’s biggest solar power plant
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Iran to inaugurate new wind farm
The new wind farm in Iran will be inaugurated in the northern Takestan region on August 11. The wind farm will have the capacity to generate 20 megawatts of electricity, Iran’s Mehr news agency reported on August 10. Iran plans to generate 5,000 megawatts of electricity using renewable sources of energy for five years. Power … Continue reading Iran to inaugurate new wind farm
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Iran launch new push for solar power
“More difficult than installing solar panels,” is changing the habits of people “who have got accustomed to cheap non-solar energy,” said Yusof Armoodli, head of Iran’s renewable energy department. In this village nestled in the arid hills of rural Iran, government-subsidized solar panels on the rooftops of homes provide both needed electricity and a shining … Continue reading Iran launch new push for solar power
Continue readingIran reveals 5 GW plans for solar energy and wind power
The Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian today announced to an audience of renewable energy experts and delegates at the Iranian Embassy in Berlin, Germany, the country’s bold plans to pursue a renewable energy (RE) future. In an open and vibrant dialogue between representatives of the renewable energy sector and Iran’s chief energy policy maker, Chitchian … Continue reading Iran reveals 5 GW plans for solar energy and wind power
Continue readingIran launches new wind farm
Iran has launched a new wind farm in Takestan, located in northwestern Qazvin Province, the Mehr News Agency announced on Saturday. Two other wind farms will be established soon in Khorasan and Sistan-Baluchestan provinces, northeast and southeast of the country, respectively. In October 2013, the managing director of Iran Power Generation Transmission and Distribution Management … Continue reading Iran launches new wind farm
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Iran to build 600 MW of wind energy projects
Iran will launch a tender for the right to design, build and operate the three wind power plants, hoping to attract private investors. No timetable has been announced, but Iran aims to generate 1.5% of its energy from renewables by 2016, compared with less than 1% today. To help fund this deployment, the government … Continue reading Iran to build 600 MW of wind energy projects
Continue readingIran hosts first wind energy conference, exhibition
Iran’s Niroo [Energy] Research Institute (NRI) has hosted the first national conference and exhibition on wind energy in the capital, Tehran. The conference focused on the Islamic Republic’s achievements in the field of energy. Among the participants of the event were Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a number of his administration officials, experts and students from … Continue reading Iran hosts first wind energy conference, exhibition
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Nuclear power revives… in Iran
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced Saturday that the Islamic republic plans to construct 16 nuclear power plants in different parts of the country, Press TV reported. “Following months of efforts, 16 new sites for nuclear power plants have been designated in coastal areas of the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Sea … Continue reading Nuclear power revives… in Iran
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Iran’s Manjil wind energy plant to come on stream by six months
The Manjil wind power plant will fully come on stream in six months, Yousef Armodeli, managing director of the Renewable Energy Organisation of Iran (SUNA), said on Tuesday. “The power plants nominal capacity is 180MW,” the IRIB News Agency quoted Armodeli as saying. “To complete the project, some 35 wind turbines need to be installed … Continue reading Iran’s Manjil wind energy plant to come on stream by six months
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India to invest in Iranian wind energy, solar power plants
Iran and India have finalized an agreement under which New Delhi will invest in the construction of wind and solar power plants in the Islamic republic, Press TV reported Monday. According to the agreement, India side will transfer “technical know-how” and invest in the “design, construction, installation and launch of power plants” in Iran, Yousef … Continue reading India to invest in Iranian wind energy, solar power plants
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