{"id":16246,"date":"2025-12-03T03:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=16246"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:55:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:55:51","slug":"irans-electricity-generation-remains-over-92-fossil-fuel-dependent-oil-ministry-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/16246\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Electricity Generation Remains Over 92% Fossil Fuel-Dependent, Oil Ministry Official Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0More than 92 percent of Iran\u2019s electricity is still produced from fossil fuels, a senior Oil Ministry official revealed on Tuesday, as the government steps up efforts to expand renewable energy and ease the country\u2019s chronic energy imbalance.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the sidelines of a joint Oil Ministry\u2013Energy Ministry workshop on solar power development, Omid Shakri, Deputy Oil Minister for Engineering, Research and Technology, said the administration has launched a \u201cnew path\u201d to boost the share of renewables and reduce pressure on the national grid.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main task of the Oil Ministry is to supply oil, gas and petroleum products, but developing solar power plants is a symbolic yet vital step toward diversifying the country\u2019s energy mix \u2013 something that should have started years ago,\u201d Shakri told reporters.<\/p>\n

Under a directive from Supreme Energy Council and President Masoud Pezeshkian, all government buildings are required to source at least 20 percent of their electricity from solar energy. The Oil Ministry alone needs to install roughly 140 megawatts of solar capacity to meet that target across the headquarters and facilities of its four main subsidiaries \u2013 National Iranian Oil Company, National Iranian Gas Company, National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, and National Petrochemical Company.<\/p>\n

Shakri said private petrochemical companies have already expressed readiness to build more than 5,000 MW of solar capacity, while the government is offering financing packages covering up to 70 percent of investment costs for large-scale projects.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s \u201cgreen electricity tariff\u201d market, which allows renewable producers to sell power directly to consumers at premium rates, has also gained traction and is encouraging private investment without direct state funding, he added.<\/p>\n

Despite the push for renewables, Shakri stressed that energy efficiency remains a top priority. \u201cOptimization must always be sacred,\u201d he said, noting that President Pezeshkian holds weekly meetings on gas imbalance and that the government is pursuing renewable targets well above the 12,000 MW mandated in the Seventh Development Plan.<\/p>\n

Iran currently has one of the world\u2019s highest shares of fossil fuel-based power generation, making the transition to cleaner sources critical for reducing seasonal gas shortages and easing chronic power outages.<\/p>\n

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