Speaking to the press on Sunday, Mohammad Oliya said the mentioned investment has been made in a variety of projects including power plants, renewable energy, transportation, and industries, Mehr News Agency reported.

According to the official, MAPNA’s activities in neighboring countries are mainly focused on the construction and repairs of power plants, and the company has the most cooperation with Iraq in this regard.

The group has many energy-related projects underway in Iraq, among which constructing power plants and other electricity projects can be mentioned, the MAPNA head said, noting that so far, contracts for supplying 3,500 megawatts of electricity have been completed in Iraq.

“In addition to joint projects with neighboring countries, MAPNA is also participating in several projects and maintenance programs in Oman, Indonesia, and Pakistan,” Oliya said.

“We have also had plans to supply electricity in Syria, and in the turbine sector, we have exported 35 large turbines so far,” he added.

Back in August 2022, the Iranian Energy Ministry’s Spokesman for the electricity sector Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said the country is highly advanced in manufacturing power plants and is ready to export the knowledge for constructing such power plants to regional countries.

“Iran has high capabilities in constructing power plants, which is a great privilege,” Rajabi Mashhadi said.

He noted that Iranian-made power plants are of different types and with different cycles, with high performance and low consumption.

The electricity industry spokesman further reiterated that MAPNA Group is one of the major constructors of such power plants in Iran, which has thus far established a large number of such power plants both in Iran and abroad.

Rajabi Mashhadi said that this high expertise could be used in many of Iran’s neighboring countries.

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Addressing the ceremony which was held at MAPNA Locomotive Engineering and Manufacturing Company (MLC)’s plant, Head of MAPNA Group Mr. Abbas Aliabadi said that according to the contents of the signed agreement, 50 freight locomotives will be delivered to Mobarakeh Steel Company by next December.

He went on to say that today products of MAPNA Group are supplied to big companies of the country which is an outstanding move for providing the domestic needs. He noted that in the past, the cooperation between MAPNA and MSC was not organized but today they see cohesion between these two mega industrial complexes.

Aliabadi stated that over 90% of parts of MAP24 locomotives with 3,300 horse power have been designed and produced by the domestic experts and it competes with imported locomotives in terms of quality. He went on to say that all repairs and overhaul of this locomotive are done in the country and the cost of repairs and productions has been reduced to its lowest point.

He pointed to the advantages of MAP24 locomotive and said that since locomotive is considered an expensive machine, its manufacture, repair and maintenance inside the country is considered a big advantage. Je reiterated that one of the advantages of this locomotive comparing to the imported locomotives is its open cabin and easy driving.

Aliabai said that design and manufacture of this product is divided into five major sections of chassis and body of the locomotive, bogies, electric and control system, system of power transfer and braking system. He reiterated that the process of production has now become much easier and the pace of manufacture has increased.

He noted so far 20 MAP24 locomotives have joined the national rail network and five more are getting ready to come on stream.

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In a ceremony which was held on Wednesday in presence of senior officials of IGEDC and MAPMA Group, the award went to MAPNA Group.

Due to the need to supply gas in the north and northeast of the country in the cold seasons of the year and the estimated sharp decline in production in the Mozdouran reservoir by 2025, the Iranian oil ministerinstructed development of storage facilities Shurijeh Reservoir D, which is the main feedstock supplier of Khangiran Refinery in Sarakhs Region of Khorasan Razavi Province..

In the ceremony, the CEO of MAPNA Group Mr. Abbas Aliabadi pointed to the significance of energy and its effect on the economy and daily life and highlighted the problems in the field of productivity in production and consumption. He then referred to the significance of electricity and gas and called for resolving the issue of unbalance in supply and consumption and the necessity for reduction of ratio of energy consumption to GDP.

He then said that MAPNA Group will advance the project with using home-made equipment and capability of Iranian engineers and experts.

Accordingly, MAPNA Group has been entrusted to do the following in the region in a period of three years:

– Drilling 28 production/injection wells with electricity and access roads – Construction of wellhead facilities and pipelines from the location of wells to multi-lanes;

– Construction of three multi-lanes and a gas collection and distribution center and main lines of gas production and injection along with electricity and construction of access roads to them;

– Construction of gas injection facilities with a capacity of 20 million cubic meters per day;

– Construction of refinery facilities for gas processing with a capacity of 10 million cubic meters per day;

Meanwhile the CEO of Iran Gas Engineering and Development Company said that the capacity of Shurijeh Gas Storage Facility is planned to reach 40 million cubic meters per day.

Reza Noshadi said: “Gas production has increased from 7 million cubic meters per day to 870 million cubic meters per day since the beginning of the Revolution to the extent that some observers believe that we should not have supplied gas to some cities and villages, that is, the point of criticism has been the busy schedule of the National Iranian Gas Company and the Iran Gas Engineering and Development Company.”

He added: “Today, 1,870 kilometers of large-sized pipes are on the agenda of Iran Gas Engineering and Development Company. The number of stations that are being built at the same time has doubled and this is a record, so today the country’s gas industry is a respectable peak.”

Noshadi continued: “Shurijeh field, whose current storage capacity is 20 million cubic meters per day, is to be increased to 40 million cubic meters per day and from 2.25 billion cubic meters of storage to 4.5 billion cubic meters.”

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Speaking on the sidelines of a visit to Wagon Pars Company in Arak city, known as industrial capital of Iran, Abbas Ali-Abadi said: “MAPNA Company strives to establish a constructive interaction with its subsidiaries, and in this due, tries to establish connections not only in terms of structure but also in terms of culture, work ethics, and capacities.”

MAPNA Group is a group of Iranian companies involved in the development and execution of thermal and renewable power plants, oil and gas, railway transportation, and other industrial projects as well as manufacturing main equipment including gas and steam turbines, electrical generator.

The company is currently collaborating with several domestic manufacturers for producing high-tech machinery and equipment needed in various sectors.

One of the companies that MAPNA is working with is Wagon Pars which is currently manufacturing 1,000 wagons for MAPNA. MAPNA took over Wagon Pars in December 2020.

Wagon Pars has a plan for manufacturing 2.500 wagons over the next five years under the supervision of the parent company MAPNA.

The group has also prepared a package to be used in the production line of electric cars or to turn regular cars into electric ones.

MAPNA has also inked a deal for manufacturing MGT-75 gas turbines with Iran’s Thermal Power Plant Holding (TPPH).

“Iran now has the knowledge and technology to design and manufacture a variety of new gas turbines on a global scale,” Ali-Abadi had said in the signing ceremony of the mentioned deal back in March.

Iran used to import such pieces of equipment from foreign sources such as Germany’s Siemens. And now enjoying such technology, the country is among the world’s top manufacturers of power plants with high efficiency.

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Jafar Mohammadnejad-Sigaroudi made the remark in an Instagram post on Saturday, adding that at present, the country’s wind power plant capacity stands at 302 MW, IRNA reported.

He noted that the country’s wind and solar power plants become more active in summer, generating over 80 percent of their annual electricity output, which can prove helpful in the effective management of the national network’s consumption peak during the warm seasons.

Commenting on a visit by Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian to the eastern Iranian province of South Khorasan on Saturday, SATBA spokesman said construction of a 50-MW wind power plant started in the province concurrently with the minister’s trip.

The wind power plant is expected to become operational in the next Iranian calendar year, starting March 2021, with €70 million in investments.

The project will be implemented using domestic capabilities by MAPNA Group, an industrial enterprise consisting of the parent company, MAPNA Group Company, and more than 40 subsidiaries. The power plant will be equipped with 20 turbines, each with a power generation capacity of 2.5 MW, and an 80-meter high turbine tower.

Once completed, the power plant will help reduce the country’s diesel and water consumption by 45 million liters and 125,000 cubic meters per year.

In February, SATBA announced that Iran’s total actual renewable electricity generation capacity reached 865 MW during January 21-February 19, 2020.

The country’s installed renewable electricity generation capacity stands at 3,724 MW, IRNA reported.

This comes as renewable power plants with a capacity of 350 MW are under construction in the country.

In addition, the increased use of renewable energies in the same 30-day period to February 19 helped reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and emission of greenhouse gases in the country by 1.25 billion cubic meters and 3,032 tons, respectively.

Iran is speeding up efforts for the development of the renewable energy sector. In early February, the Energy Ministry, in a report, announced that the latest data shows Iran’s electricity generation capacity from the renewables had reached 841 MW.

The report added that the country’s renewable power capacity had grown by five times since 2013.

It said a total of 120 MW-scale renewable power plants are active in Iran, including 55 solar farms that generate more than three terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity and 19 wind farms with around 2.6 TWh of capacity, Press TV reported.

Scientific studies suggest that Iran can increase electricity generation from the renewables to up to 80,000 MW, of which around 80 percent can come from solar energy.

The Iranian government has defined a target of 4,000 MW for 2021. An umbrella development document stipulates that Iran should generate 5,000 MW of renewable power by March 2022.

An increase in renewable capacity can also allow Iran to free up a significant amount of natural gas burnt in thermal power plants and feed it to export pipelines.

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The expansion phase has the capacity of producing 25 freight locomotives per year and is constructed in a 4.500-square meter land.

The project will provide jobs for 100 people, the report said.

MAPNA Locomotive Engineering and Manufacturing Company is the main company in MAPNA rail section. This company was established in 2007.

Vice President also toured the exhibitions on MAPNA-made parts of the locomotive parts. The first sample of electric MAPNA-made vehicle is put on display in the exhibition.

Meanwhile during the ceremony, MAPNA Group and Plan and Budget Organization signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation.

Addressing the ceremony, Jahangiri said that Iran has always protected the security of the region and Persian Gulf and forming a coalition is not necessary.

Jahangiri noted that one of the main factors of Iranian people’s success is that they have always protected their dignity, adding that they are logical people and have relied on dialogue and logic in solving serious crises rather than resorting to force.

The strategies that Iran is proposing for administrating of the world is also based on dialogue and logic, Iranian Vice President said, adding that the most complex nodes and crises in the world can be resolved through dialogue, and It is a false idea to imagine that the one who has more power, has stronger logic.

He mentioned that negotiation and agreement of six powerful countries with Iran means that Iran has been able to prove its logic and argument at the negotiation table.

Expressing that Iran has always been  protecting the Persian Gulf and the region’s security, he highlighted that forming a coalition is not necessary to protect the security of the region and those who are seeking a coalition have not achieved anything except to foster insecurity.

Iranian VP said that the security of the region can be provided by Iran with the help of the regional countries, adding that the only way to ensure the security of the region is to engage in negotiation and logical dialogue with Iran without any pressure.

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Aliabadi added, “Today we inaugurated the first EV charging station for recharging electric cars which fits all standard electric vehicles. We hope the process for launching more stations in different districts of Tehran would continue in collaboration with Tehran Municipality and it also happens in other cities which announce readiness for such stations.”

The CEO of MAPNA Group reiterated that the station for charging electric cars is fully Iranian-made and it has been designed and launched by Iranians.

On the price of electricity for recharging the cars, he said that they have fixed a tentative price for the electricity to encourage people to use electricity rather than gasoline and they are in talks with officials to fix a price based on the national regulations.

He said that inauguration of the station indicates that infrastructure for electrification of transportation has begun and it is possible technically.

Aliabadi also pointed to the huge gas reservoirs in the country, adding that the country can convert gas into electricity in the combined-cycle power plants and the resulted electricity can be used in electric cars and this can halve the fuel consumption in the country.

He noted that the cost for electric fuel will be much cheaper than gasoline as one can traverse one hundred kilometers with paying 1,000 tomans by recharging his car with electricity while it will cost 10,000 tomans if he uses gasoline.

Aliabadi reiterated that electric cars cannot be charged in the houses because they need especial tools and equipment which are available in the station.

He expressed hope Majlis and government would boost cooperation for electrification of vehicles, adding that the talks are progressing well and it is predicted in the next ten years, electric cars rule the streets and gasoline cars will not be allowed to traverse.

Meanwhile Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi who was present in the inauguration ceremony said that the municipality has put electrification of cars and motorbikes on its agenda which will be pursued in collaboration with the knowledge-based companies.

He said that by boosting electrification of fuels of vehicles, the amount of pollution will drop sharply. He went on to say that the process for electrification of vehicles has started and currently more than 100 electric cars are in Tehran and inauguration of the station will help electric motorbikes to roll on streets and they can be recharged at this station.

He also announced readiness in collaboration with the knowledge-based companies to take necessary measures for electrification of fuel systems of cars and motorbikes.

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He went on to say that during this hard time, Iran has achieved major successes in different sectors and gas turbine is a good sample which has been produced due to joint cooperation between industry and universities and it has caused Iran to become self-sufficient in this field.

He noted that about 40m euros have been invested on creating its infrastructures, designing and installation.

Aliabadi reiterated that some countries only manufacture some power station equipment but MAPNA Group can claim now that it has reached full self-sufficiency in constructing power plant.

He added that this achievement has been the result of sanctions and all process for designing and manufacturing of gas turbine are carried out by Iranians.

He noted that gas turbine and rotating machines are used in all heavy transportations like rail, marine  and even planes.

MAPNA Group synchronized its first 42-megawatt gas turbine on April 1 in Zahedan and it is a golden leaf in the history of the group.

Aliabadi then highlighted the process for manufacturing the new product of the group, saying that the process for manufacturing MGT40 gas turbine has begun since 2012 and it finished in 6 years. He added that the group will have no mass production of its new product and it only manufactures when it gets order. He reiterated that this product can compete with its international rivals as its safety is high.

On cooperation with Germany and Syria, he said that MAPNA Group had continued its old cooperation with Siemens of Germany , adding that the group has started cooperation in Syria since a couple of years ago and the group has so far built 2 500-megawatt power plants in Syria.

MAPNA Group is a group of Iranian companies involved in development and execution of thermal and renewable power plants, oil & gas, railway transportation and other industrial projects as well as manufacturing main equipment including gas and steam turbines, electrical generator, turbine blade and vane, HRSG and conventional boilers, electric and control systems, gas compressor, locomotive and other pertinent equipment.

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He went on to say that all stages for manufacturing the turbine have been carried out in the country and even with the home-made raw material.

Ali Abadi noted that generator, controlling system and all equipment of the power plant are fully Iranian and MAPNA Group has designed and manufactured it in collaboration with four companies.

He added that soon this type of turbine will enter the market in other parts of the country, adding that the first 42-megawatt turbine was installed in Sistan and Baluchistan due to its especial climatic condition.

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