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25% Rise in Iran Power Exports

EghtesadOnline: Iran's electricity exports rose nearly 25% in the first six months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Sept. 22) from the same period of a year ago, a deputy energy minister said on Sunday.
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Publish Date:16/October/2017 | 14:36

Synchronization to Ease Regional Power Swap

EghtesadOnline: In line with efforts to set up a regional power grid, Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company, known as Tavanir, is in talks to synchronize Iran's electricity network with that of Iraq in a collaboration that could potentially be extended to other neighbors, the company's managing director said.
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Publish Date:27/September/2017 | 24:43

Renewables Set to Constitute 25% of New Power Capacity

EghtesadOnline: In a bid to diversify energy resources and shift away from fossil fuels for electricity generation, the government says a quarter of Iran's new power generating capacity in the next four years should come from renewables.
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Publish Date:13/September/2017 | 13:33

$6b Worth of Power Deals Since Sanctions Removal

EghtesadOnline: In line with efforts to attract much-needed foreign funds to expand power output capacity, the Energy Ministry has signed preliminary deals worth $6 billion to build new thermal power plants since early 2016, when sanctions against Tehran were lifted, managing director of Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPHC) said.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 10:10

Iran Targets 1 GW Per Year in Renewables

EghtesadOnline: The Energy Ministry is keen to make good on a promise to add at least 1,000 megawatts, or 1 GW, to total power generating capacity each year through 2022 with the help of the private sector, a deputy energy minister said on Monday.
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Publish Date:22/August/2017 | 08:38

Power Consumption Growth Alarming

EghtesadOnline: Electricity demand in Iran during the fiscal 2016-17 rose by 2,700 megawatts, which is more than the average consumption level of Armenia at 1,800 MW, a deputy energy minister said on Monday.
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Publish Date:01/August/2017 | 11:44

Iran’s power stems from scientific progress: Rouhani

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the successful test-launch of his country’s new satellite carrier, saying such scientific achievements boost the Islamic Republic’s power and grandeur.
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Publish Date:29/July/2017 | 24:43

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

Iraq Pays $500m Power Import Bill to Iran

EghtesadOnline: Iraq has paid $500 million to Iran over the past four months as part of its debt for importing Iranian electricity, a deputy energy minister said on Monday.
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Publish Date:18/July/2017 | 05:47

Iran Plans to Cut Power Exports to Meet Domestic Demand

EghtesadOnline: In line with a plan to meet Iran's electricity demand in summer, which has soared to record-high levels in recent days, the country's power exports to neighboring states declined by 400 megawatts, a deputy energy minister said.
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Publish Date:15/July/2017 | 11:13

Plan to Curb State Power Consumption

EghtesadOnline: State-owned buildings constitute nearly 7% of total electricity use in Iran, so the government plans to reduce consumption.
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Publish Date:03/July/2017 | 09:23

Power Industry Getting Punished in Peak Hours

EghtesadOnline: Maintaining steady supply of electricity during the peak hours costs the power industry roughly $7 billion annually, said Hossein Sabouri, the chief executive officer of Tehran Province Electricity Distribution Company.
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Publish Date:30/May/2017 | 08:25

Iran set to steeply raise power capacity this year

EghtesadOnline: Iran will install 4,000 megawatts of new capacity in its power grid by the end of the current Persian year in March 2018, Deputy Energy Minister Houshang Falahatian says.
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Publish Date:29/April/2017 | 14:55

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

Plan to Raise Power Output by 3,500 MW

EghtesadOnline: Plans are in place to increase electricity production capacity by 3,500 megawatts in the present fiscal that ends next March, said Mohsen Tarztalab, managing director of Iran's Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPHC).
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Publish Date:15/April/2017 | 09:36

Iran Prepares for Summer Power Demand

EghtesadOnline: The Energy Ministry says it is ready to withstand a higher electricity load and avoid outages as power demand nationwide soars during the hot summer season.
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Publish Date:04/April/2017 | 08:09

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