Iran power
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Power Plants to Add 3.5 GW of Capacity
EghtesadOnline: Power plants with a combined production capacity of about 3,500 megawatts, or 3.5 gigawatts, are under construction and will join the national power grid by the summer of next…
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Iran Pushing to Finalize New Water, Power Deals
EghtesadOnline: Iran is finalizing a flurry of new deals in the water and power sectors while efforts are underway to restore a large and shrunken lake in northwest Iran, one of the country's…
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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…
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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…
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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 Four-Year Power Exports Reach $3.3 Billion
EghtesadOnline: Iran earned $3.373 billion from electricity exports in nearly four years by supplying over 40.1 billion kilowatt/hours of power to neighboring countries between August 2013 and…
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$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…
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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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Tavanir Urges Prudent Power Consumption
EghtesadOnline: Hardwiring the culture of judicious electricity consumption in domestic consumers can help the country make up for part of its electricity shortages in the hot season, a deputy…
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Power Lines Expanding
EghtesadOnline: The Energy Ministry has expanded high voltage power transmission lines by 3.3% over the past four years.
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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…
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Iran’s Power Generation Capacity Tops 77,000 MW
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Houshang Falahatian announced that the country’s nominal capacity to produce electricity has surpassed 77,000 megawatts (MW).
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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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Tavanir Again Calls for Prudent Power Consumption
EghtesadOnline: A senior power official has appealed the public to use electricity judiciously in the face of an unexpected rise in demand over the last several days.
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Need for New, Optimal Power Infrastructure
EghtesadOnline: About 20% of Iran’s electricity is generated via derelict power plants built more than a quarter century ago.
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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…
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Iraq Starts Repaying $1b Power Debt
EghtesadOnline: Iraq has made a $300-million payment to Iran under a power export agreement, according to Azeri news media Trend, quoting Iran’s Deputy Energy Minister Houshang Falahatian.
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Iran ramps up power flow to Iraq despite debt
EghtesadOnline: Iran has stepped up electricity exports to neighboring Iraq even as the Arab country owes the Islamic Republic $800 million in outstanding debts over power purchases.
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Small-Scale Power Units to Help Meet Summer Demand
EghtesadOnline: Plans call for raising electricity production capacity by 150 megawatts via small-scale power plants and minimize the risk of power outages during the hot summer season, Arash…
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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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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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Notable Growth in Power Generation
EghtesadOnline: Installed power generation capacity has risen by 7,450 megawatts (7.4 gigawatts) after President Hassan Rouhani took office in mid-2013. Houshang Falahatian, a deputy energy minister,…
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Iran to emerge as the Middle East superpower
EghtesadOnline: The world is shifting to multi-polarity of dominant regional superpowers and Iran is emerging as the Middle East superpower, Worldpress said in a report.
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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…
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Foreign Finance Crucial for Expanding Iranian Power Infrastructure
EghtesadOnline: The Energy Ministry has attracted $200 million in foreign funds to develop power infrastructure in the northern Mazandaran Province.
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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.