Energy
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Q1-3 Economic Growth at 3.3%
EghtesadOnline: A breakup of economic sectors by SCI shows the “industries and mines” and “services” groups registered 5.3% and 2.6% growth respectively, while “agriculture” contracted by 4.3%
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Energy Supply Cuts Plunge Economy to ‘Rare’ Slump
EghtesadOnline: The PMI for Iran’s overall economy settled at 41.89 in the tenth month of the year from 49.14 registered in the previous month, indicating a 7.25-point or 14.75% decrease.
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Piped Water for Over 1,200 Villages in Three Months
EghtesadOnline: The Energy Ministry has announced that plans are underway to supply water to 1,219 villages in the next three months.
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Energy Ministry: Int’l Expertise Needed to Alleviate Water Crisis
EghtesadOnline: Tehran is keen on using international expertise and cooperating with global organizations to address its worsening water crisis, the energy minister’s advisor for international…
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Energy Ministry Willing to Help Industries Increase Power Output
EghtesadOnline: Iran's Thermal Power Plants Holding Company, a subsidiary of the Energy Ministry, is willing to cede the ownership of state power stations to major power users, including automakers,…
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Energy Subsidies Hindering Electricity Sector Growth
EghtesadOnline: Iran is the only country in the world where 20% of the annual GDP ($100 billion) are spent on energy consumption subsidies, the vice president of Iran Electrical Industry Syndicate…
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Shift in Tehran Office Working Hours to Save Energy
EghtesadOnline: The working hours of executive offices and administrations across Tehran Province have been shifted to 7 a.m.-1 p.m. to conserve energy, according to Deputy Governor of Tehran…
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Shift in Tehran Office Working Hours to Save Energy
EghtesadOnline: The working hours of executive offices and administrations across Tehran Province have been shifted to 7 a.m.-1 p.m. to conserve energy, according to Deputy Governor of Tehran…
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Energy Expansion in Yazd Counties
EghtesadOnline: Four water and electricity projects were launched in Yazd Province on Saturday including one electricity project in Abarkouh County and three water projects in Khatam, Meybod…
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Green Growth Is Nowhere, Thanks to Subsidized Energy
EghtesadOnline: Consuming unlimited volumes of oil derivatives and gas for heating and not converting it to value added products means wasting national resources and imposing a heavy burden on…
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Minister Defends Monopoly on Electricity Export Sector
EghtesadOnline: In the present conditions allowing private companies to get involved electricity export will deprive the Energy Ministry of crucial forex revenue, the energy minister said.
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Asalouyeh Polluters Warned
EghtesadOnline: Energy companies in Asalouyeh, Bushehr Province, which store sulfur in open-air conditions have two months to build roofed warehouses and handle hazardous chemicals in enclosed…
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Dams Half Full
EghtesadOnline: Water stored in dams across Iran has reached 26.63 billion cubic meters, which is 1% less than the same time last year, the Energy Ministry news portal Paven reported.
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Iran: Renewables in Expansion Mode
EghtesadOnline: Fifty-five million dollars was allocated for the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) in this Persian calendar year (March 2020-2021) and will be doubled…
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Energy Minister Asks Iraq to Settle Huge Energy Debt
EghtesadOnline: Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian held talks with Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Tuesday including the Minister of Electricity Majid Mahdi Hantoush.
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TSE Notches Up 0.5%
EghtesadOnline: The main index of Tehran Stock Exchange, TEDPIX, gained 7,727.15 points or 0.53%, Tuesday to end trading at 1,473,701.9.
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Power Efficiency Improving Gradually
EghrtesadOnline: Power loss in transmission and distribution networks in Iran now is near 9.7% and should decline to 9.2% by the end of the current Persian calendar year (March 2021), the deputy…
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Shrinkage of Caspian Sea Is Not Slowing
EghtesadOnline: The Caspian Sea has been shrinking since 1995 and the trend is not expected to end in the foreseeable future due to a variety of reasons, namely rising temperatures linked to…
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Geothermal Energy Is Gaining Traction in NW Region
EghtesadOnline: The first phase of the first geothermal power plant near the city of Meshkinshahr in Ardebil Province is scheduled to come online in March 2021; however, some experts in the power…
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Ilam Dam Projects Appear Untenable
EghtesadOnline: Dam projects in Ilam Province have either been abandoned or making little progress if any and the Energy Ministry has not fulfilled its promises to help accelerate the construction.
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IRENEX Trade Earns $100m in 1 Month
EghtesadOnline: Oil byproducts worth $100 million were traded in the international ring of the Iran Energy Exchange in the month to October 18.
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Desalination Industry Takes Off
EghtesadOnline: The Energy Ministry started 250 power and water projects in this fiscal year (March 2020-2021) with $1.7 billion. So far 122 projects costing $1 billion have been completed, including…
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Iran’s Massive Energy Use Is Unsustainable
EghtesadOnline: Iran was ranked the world’s 11th largest energy consumer in 2019.
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Minister Says Nuclear Power Capacity to Reach 3,000 MW
EghtesadOnline: Programs are underway to triple nuclear power, the energy minister said.
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Power Industry Future at Risk
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s power industry has not developed as would have been expected in the last eight years, head of the Federation of Iranian Energy Exports Industries said.
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Energy Coop Talks in Kabul
EghtesadOnline: A deputy energy minister has expressed the hope that Iran and Afghanistan would expand cooperation in all areas of trade, transit, and electricity.
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New Russian Contractor to Build $1.2b Sirik Power Plant
EghtesadOnline: A new contractor has been appointed by Russia for the construction of a 1400-megawatt Power Plant in Sirik County, Hormozgan Province, the energy minister said in Tehran said…
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3 Power Plants to Feed Crypto Miners
EghtesadOnline: Three thermal power plants are to sell their electricity to authorized cryptocurrency miners in Iran, the managing director of Thermal Power Plant Holding Company, affiliated…
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Report Awaited on Prospects for Iran-Russia Electricity Agreement
EghtesadOnline: A study on the synchronization of Iran’s and Russian electricity networks is to be completed in the next few months and if all goes well executive operation will begin, the energy…
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Siemens Advances Canada’s Decarbonization Efforts
EghtesadOnline: Furthering its commitment to decarbonizing the energy sector worldwide, Siemens Energy has been selected to provide its highly efficient gas turbine technology and long-term services…