Iran Renewables
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Iran Ratifies $7.3b Worth of Foreign Investments in Renewables
EghtesadOnline: The government has commissioned the construction of €6.3 billion ($7.3 billion) worth of renewable power plants through foreign investment, government's spokesperson said, as…
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UK’s Quercus seals Iran’s €500 million solar deal
EghtesadOnline: UK renewables investor Quercus has signed a deal worth over half a billion euros to build and operate a 600-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Iran, the company said on Wednesday.
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Iran’s renewable energy sector is a $60bn bonanza
EghtesadOnline: Iran expects its installed renewable power capacity barring hydropower to surpass 700 megawatts at the end of the current Persian year in March 2018.
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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…
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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…
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German Firms Hone in On N. Khorasan for Solar Projects
EghtesadOnline: A delegation of seven German companies operating in the renewables sector has signed a memorandum of understanding with the North Khorasan Electricity Distribution Company (NKEDC)…
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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…
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Finnish Research Finds Renewables Make Economic Sense for Iran
EghtesadOnline: Iran can transition to a fully renewable electricity system and financially benefit from it by 2030, according to researchers from Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT)…