Kerman province has cemented its role as Iran’s top solar energy hub, with over 8,000 MW of projects permitted, allocated, and under construction, according to Governor-General Mohammad Ali Talebi.
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Iran’s industrial parks have boosted solar capacity from 23 MW to 400 MW in one year, advancing ISIPO’s plan to power them fully with renewables.
Iran’s renewable energy capacity is hoped to reach 4,000 megawatts (MW) by the end of the next Iranian calendar month (December 21), according to Mohsen Tarztalab, deputy energy minister and head of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA).
Iran's renewable energy capacity surpasses 2,700 megawatts, requiring stronger facilitation by distribution companies to maintain growth, especially in small-scale solar systems, according to Mohsen Tarztalab.
The Iranian Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy launched the development of small-scale solar power plants in 22 ministries by using the solar panels manufactured by the country’s knowledge-based companies.
Sistan-Baluchestan Power Distribution Company plans to install 5,000 five-kilowatt solar systems by late 2026, aiming to increase renewable energy capacity to 1,000 megawatts in Iran within two years.
The Executive Secretary of Iran's 7th Solar Power Plants Conference stated that the development of solar power plants has accelerated and this trend will continue for the coming years. He predicted that the trend of interest in developing solar power plants will continue to accelerate over the next four years.
Senior officials from Iran and Norway discussed enhancing collaboration in renewable energy and electricity grid management during a meeting involving Norway's ambassador to Tehran and the head of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA).
The governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said solar energy projects will receive immediate financing, underlining the sector’s priority for the government.
Technologists from an Iranian industrial company used nanotechnology to significantly decrease flammability in the urban, rural and agricultural water transmission lines.
Iranian Energy Ministry inaugurated 205 megawatts of solar power plants and launched construction of another 75 MW across the country on Tuesday, in projects worth more than 84 trillion rials ($168 million), the energy ministry said.
India's federal government is in discussions with state governments to have them buy more renewable sources for power generation, Indian federal Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said on Monday.
Iran’s renewable power capacity is approaching 3.0 gigawatts (GW) and is forecast to reach 7.0 GW by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (late March 2026), according to a senior official from the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA).
Addressing a rally in Assam’s Numaligarh after inaugurating and laying foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore, Modi said that with India emerging as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, the country is dependent on foreign nations for crude oil and gas.
Iran is collaborating with Chinese companies to develop solar power plants and battery energy storage systems to enhance renewable capacity.
Iran has connected 54 megawatts of newly built 3-megawatt solar power plants to the national grid, a move expected to save the equivalent of 26 million cubic meters of liquid fuel in thermal power generation, project executor Mohammad Doust-Mohammadi announced.
Iran plans to expand its renewable energy capacity to 7,000 megawatts by the next Iranian calendar year (begins late March 2026), up from current levels, an energy official said.
Iran is turning to knowledge-based companies to help tackle its growing energy imbalance by promoting clean power generation, according to the head of the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO).
Iran's SATBA has installed over 5,000 megawatts of solar power at over 850 sites to expand renewable energy and enhance electricity efficiency.
Saeed Tavakoli, Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company, highlighted the urgent need to develop renewable energy sources to reduce gas consumption in power plants and prevent air pollution caused by burning fuel oil during energy imbalances. He called on the Ministry of Energy to implement new mechanisms to enhance alternative fuel use and protect the environment.