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Minister optimistic about Iran-Britain ties

EghtesadOnline: Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian described prospects for Iran-Britain ties as positive despite changes in British government, saying that Brexit will make other countries including Iran to have a greater share in economic transactions with Britain.
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Publish Date:16/July/2016 | 07:17

Rise in National Wastewater Treatment Capacity

EghtesadOnline: The processing capacity of wastewater treatment plants in Iran has increased by more than a quarter in the last four years, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said on Friday.
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Publish Date:06/August/2017 | 13:51

Power Plans Progressing

EghtesadOnline: In line with policies to expand power generation infrastructure, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian launched a 20-megawatt photovoltaic power complex in Kerman Province on Thursday and broke ground on a major 100-MW solar plant as well as a 500-MW combined cycle power station in the province.
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Publish Date:29/July/2017 | 08:39

$3.6b Worth of Foreign Bids for Renewable Ventures

EghtesadOnline: International investors are increasingly looking at Iran as a strong market for renewable power projects, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said on Friday, anticipating a "big leap" in the country's fledgling renewable industry in the next few years.
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Publish Date:15/July/2017 | 06:50

Water Starts Flowing Into Sardasht Dam

EghtesadOnline: Sardasht Hydroelectric Dam in West Azarbaijan Province began taking water on Thursday in the presence of Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian . The clay core dam with a height of 114 meters from the river bed has a reservoir capacity of 380 million cubic meters.
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Publish Date:24/June/2017 | 09:03

Private Sector Set to Invest in Southern Renewable Energy

EghtesadOnline: A total of 21 private investors have been certified by the Energy Ministry to build wind farms in the small town of Mil-Nader in the southern Sistan-Baluchestan Province, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said on Monday.
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Publish Date:21/June/2017 | 08:47

Iran Government Wants Reduced Footprint in Energy Industry

EghtesadOnline: Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian on Saturday called for incentives to encourage private investment in water and power projects in a bid to reduce the government footprint over the two key industries.
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Publish Date:11/June/2017 | 04:59

Turkey's Massive Dam Building Creating Problems

EghtesadOnline: Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian warned that environmental problems in southern Khuzestan Province, notably the worsening sand and dust storms, are the ripple effects of Turkey's aggressive dam construction policies.
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Publish Date:10/June/2017 | 08:06

Increase in Renewable Power Production

EghtesadOnline: Power production from renewables has experienced a three-fold rise since President Hassan Rouhani took office in mid-2013, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said on Thursday on the sidelines of a ceremony to inaugurate a 10 megawatt solar power plant in central Isfahan Province.
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Publish Date:29/April/2017 | 11:25

Initial Agreement to Upgrade Khuzestan Water Infrastructure

EghtesadOnline: A memorandum of understanding has been signed by the Energy Ministry, the Management and Planning Organization, Khatam-al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters and Khuzestan Governorate on tackling the oil-rich region's persistent water and wastewater problems, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said.
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Publish Date:27/April/2017 | 11:02

Cutting Power Waste a Priority

EghtesadOnline: Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian says his ministry is doing all it can to reduce electricity wastage in the national grid to less than 10% in the present fiscal year that ends in March 2018.
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Publish Date:03/April/2017 | 09:48

Need for Renewable Power

EghtesadOnline: Measures are being taken to generate 7,500 megawatts from solar, wind, geothermal and biomass renewable power plants by 2030 so that Iran can meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
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Publish Date:28/February/2017 | 15:38

Iran sign up for World Energy Charter

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian on Friday inked the document to join the World Energy Charter in the context of International Conference at ministerial level in Beijing.
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Publish Date:27/November/2016 | 17:59