A spokesman of the US Department of State says that Washington has extended the sanctions wavers to Iraq for electricity imports from Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s mining and metals sector is planning to increase its production of electricity by nearly three times within a year as part of a government program to diversify electricity supply in the country.

EghtesadOnline: Decline in electricity output due to high gas consumption in the household sector will have adverse effects on the power export, vice president of Iran Electrical Industry Syndicate said.

EghtesadOnline: The key factor hindering renewable energy development in Iran is hefty subsidies granted to fossil fuels, making electricity output of power plants running on natural gas unreasonably cheaper than renewables, managing director of Iran Renewable Energy Association said.