Part of electricity bills to be allocated for developing renewables
Based on the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (starts on March 21, 2022), the Energy Ministry is allowed to use a portion of the revenues collected from the electricity bills for the development of the renewable energy sector, IRNA reported.
Iran’s 1st permanent virtual water, electricity expo to kick off on Monday
Iran’s Water, Electricity Virtual Exhibition (WEVEX 2021), as the first permanent online exhibition in the said sectors, is going to kick off on Monday, the portal of the Energy Ministry known as Paven reported.
‘Inefficient power plants major challenge of electricity sector’
Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian has said inefficient power plants and drought are the major challenges of the country’s electricity sector, IRNA reported.
Tavanir to establish 3GW of renewable power plants for agricultural wells
Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir), in collaboration with the Iranian Fuel Conservation Company (IFCC), is going to implement a program for installing 3,000 megawatts (three gigawatts) of renewable power plants for agricultural wells across the country, Mehr News Agency reported.
boosting electricity output by 40GW in 4 years
President Raisi’s proposed Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian plans to boost the country’s power generation capacity by 35-40 gigawatts (GW) over the next four years, the deputy head of the Iranian Parliament’s Energy Committee told IRNA on Sunday.
Daily electricity demand in Iran tops 65,000 MW
Daily electricity consumption in Iran is currently over 65,000 megawatts (65 gigawatts), nearly 11,000 MW more than the country’s current power generation, Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi has said.
Iranian Industrial parks lack 8GW of electricity
The deputy head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) has said the country’s industrial parks currently lack 8,000 megawatts (MW) [eight gigawatts] of electricity which could be provided through small-scale power plants.
Iran rises electricity imports from neighbors
Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said the country has increased the electricity imports from three neighboring countries to offset the surge in domestic demand, IRNA reported.
Cabinet approves new directives for managing electricity outages
Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri on Saturday announced the cabinet’s new resolution for organizing systematic power outages for the household and commercial units and to prevent blackouts in the country, IRNA reported.
178m Kwh of electricity generated from renewable sources in a month
Iranian renewable power plants generated 178 million kilowatt-hours (Kwh) of electricity in the third month of the current Iranian calendar year (May 22- June 21), IRNA reported.