New agreement between Iran, Russia on Sirik power plant

New agreement between Iran, Russia on Sirik power plantDirector of power plant projects in Iran announced that Iran and Russia have renewed agreement on construction of Sirik power plant in southern Iranian province of Hormuzgan.“The project will become operational soon after approval of a loan from Russia,” director of power...

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Iran’ path to become W. Asia’s electricity hub

Iran' path to become W. Asia’s electricity hubEnergy ministry intends to make Iran the region's electricity hub, and the Iranian private sector can be the best partner for achieving the set goal, while the target is challenged due to the presence of rivals in the region.Iran has the potential and...

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Iran signs 15-y deal for power purchase from biogas plant

Iran signs 15-y deal for power purchase from biogas plantTwo departments from Iran’s Ministry of Energy have signed a contract for guaranteed purchase of electricity from the country’s largest biogas plant located south of the capital Tehran.The 15-year contract had been signed between Tehran’s Wastewater Company and the Organization of...

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Steam Playing Bigger Role in Power Output

Steam Playing Bigger Role in Power OutputConstruction of steam units has started in several power plants and more will be added soon, a senior executive at the Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said.“With the construction of 46 steam units across the country, total electricity production will increase by about 7,500...

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Six solar plants to open as Iran expands renewable portfolio

Six new solar plants will come online in Fars province in southern Iran, marking another watershed in the country’s path to a decarbonized energy system and expanding its renewable portfolio.President Hassan Rouhani and Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian will oversee the commissioning of the plants, including the 10-megawatt Kourdeh project in...

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Energy Ministry set to implement 20 major power-related programs

Iranian Energy Ministry has it on the agenda to implement 20 major programs in the electricity sector under the framework of the A-B-Iran scheme, by the end of the current Iranian calendar year.As reported, the programs include the complete implementation of the “99 program” (a plan aiming for zero power...

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Iran to open combined-cycle power plant with €310 million of investment

Iran is to add another 324 megawatts of electricity generation capacity with opening a combined-cycle power plant that has cost nearly €310 million to build.A contractor working for Iran’s Mostazafan Foundation (MFJ) said that the power plant will open in the city of Khorramabad, the capital of the Western Iranian...

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Iran can construct over 7,000 MW wind power plants

Iran is capable of building wind power plants in the country with a total capacity of over 7,000 megawatts (MW), said the spokesman of SATBA.Jafar Mohammadnejad-Sigaroudi 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...

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Iran’s electricity consumption exceeds 41 GW

Electricity consumption in Iran reached 41,694 megawatts (41.69 gigawatts) citing data released by Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC).As reported, the country’s electricity consumption stood at 38,695 MW on the same date last year, which means the consumption has increased by 2,999 MW.Based on the data, electricity consumption by the industry...

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Nominal electricity generation capacity up 162MW

The second gas unit of Khorramabad Combined Cycle Power Plant with a capacity of 162 megawatts (MW) was connected to the national grid as the country approaches the peak summer period.According to the Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPHC)’s executive director for private power plant projects, with the completion of...

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