Electricity

Permit to buy gas from Iran still valid: Iraqi official

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – An advisor to the Iraqi prime minister has said that the United States has still not cancelled sanctions waiver for Baghdad to purchase Iranian gas.

S. Arabia condemns Israel for cutting off electricity to Gaza

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia on Tuesday "strongly" condemned Israel's "use of collective punishment" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by cutting off electricity to the area.

Hamas says Gaza’s electricity cut off since start of war

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas says Israeli forces have already cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip since the war began in October 2023.

Trump admin. ends Iraq's waiver to buy Iranian electricity

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – The Trump administration rescinded a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity as part of President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran, a State Department spokesperson said.

Iraq says PMU is an official institution

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – The Iraqi government spokesman says that the Popular Mobilization Units(PMU) or Hashd al-Shaabi is an official institution, stressing opposition to any regional or international intervention in internal Iraqi affairs.

Iran to triple nuclear-powered electricity production by 2029

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic intends to implement its ambitious plan by focusing on the construction of new nuclear power plants and the expansion of existing facilities.

Power outage leaves most of Chile in darkness for hours

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Electricity providers across Chile scrambled to restore service Tuesday after a sweeping blackout plunged 90% of the country into darkness, stranding commuters, knocking cell service offline, and paralyzing businesses.

Iran, Iraq call for enhanced coop.in electricity industry

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi and Iraq’s Minister of Electricity Ziad Ali Fadel have underscored the importance of expanding cooperation in the electricity sector.

Russia plans to reconnect Zaporizhzhia to national grid

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Russia intends to reconnect the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to the national power grid when circumstances permit, local Russian media reported on Sunday.

US extends waiver for Iraq electricity imports from Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – A spokesman of the US Department of State says that Washington has extended the sanctions wavers to Iraq for electricity imports from Iran.

Cuban power grid collapses for 4th time as hurricane arrives

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Hurricane Oscar’s arrival to eastern Cuba on Sunday has impacted millions of residents already facing days without power, as fresh attempts to restore much of the nation’s electric grid have failed.

Millions in Cuba still without power as major outage persists

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Millions of Cubans remain without electricity because of a prolonged outage at the main power plants on the island.

TAVANIR:

Tehran, Kabul ready to expand coop. in wind energy sector

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – The chief executive of Iran Organization for Management of Electric Power Generation and Transmission (TAVANIR) said that Iran and Afghanistan are ready to expand their cooperation in constructing wind wind power plants .

In 5 years;

Iran plans to increase renewables capacity to 50 GW

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s energy minister says the country seeks to increase electricity generation capacity from renewable sources of energy to 50 gigawatts (GW) in the next five years.

24th Iran Electricity Expo to be held in Tehran on Oct. 24

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – The 24th edition of Iran International Electricity Exhibition (IEE 2024) will be held at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on October 24.

Iran ranks 30th in producing nuclear electricity

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Iran produced 6.6 terawatt per hour of nuclear electricity in 2023 and became the 30th country in the world in this field.

Tavanir:

Iran, Turkey resume electricity trade

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – The CEO of Iran's Electricity Production, Transmission and Distribution Management Company (Tavanir) announced the start of electricity trade between Iran and Turkey.

Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia electricity grids to be connected

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – An electricity connection project between Iran, Russia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan is at the final stage and will be implemented shortly, an official at Iran’s Ministry of Energy said.

Iran’s nuclear electricity capacity to hit 3,000 MW

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s nuclear power generation capacity will increase to 3,000 megawatts upon the completion of the construction operation of two new nuclear power plants, the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant commissioner said.

Iran, Turkey to exchange electricity using modern technology

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – The head of Iran's Iran Grid Management Company has announced the technical platform for electricity trade and exchange between Iran and Turkey using state-of-the-art equipment.

Energy min.:

Connecting electricity grids of Iran, Turkey, EU possible

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s minister of energy announced the possibility of an electricity connection between Iran and Turkey and also the European Union (EU) via Turkey.

official:

Iran’s thermal power plants generate 300 mln MW/H in 10 month

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – The deputy head of Thermal Power Plants Holding Company for strategic affairs said the electricity generation of the country’s thermal power plants reached 300 million megawatts/hour during first 10 months of the Iranian year.

Thermal power plants’ 9-month output exceeds 280m MWh

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA)– Iran’s thermal power plants generated over 280 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity between March 21-December 21, an official with the Thermal Power Plants Holding (TPPH) announced.

Armenia, Iran intend to expand energy ties: Sanosyan

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Armenia and Iran seek to increase their cooperation under the gas for electricity program, Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan said today.

In Iran;

Electricity generation from renewable sources increases 17%

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – The electricity generated by Iranian renewable power plants in the seventh Iranian calendar month of Mehr (ended on October 22) increased by 17.4 percent compared to the previous month.

Iran to sign agreement with Turkmenistan on electricity coop.

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iran and Turkmenistan are scheduled to sign an agreement, which will allow Iran to receive more electricity from the northern neighbor, an official said.  

Iraq’s electricity minister in Tehran for bilateral talks

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iraq’s Minister of Electricity Ziad Ali Fazel arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to participate in the Iran International Electricity Exhibition (IEE) and hold bilateral talks with his Iranian counterpart.

Iran, Armenia can triple gas-for-electricity volumes

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) –  Armenia and Iran can increase the volumes of the gas-for-electricity project, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani has said.

Energy minister:

Iran ready to help Niger with electricity production

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – The Iranian energy minister has held a meeting with the visiting Niger's foreign minister, voicing Tehran's readiness to export hydroelectric energy production technology to the African country.

Iran's Bushehr power plant produces 3.5 m mw/h

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iran's Bushehr power plant has produced 3.5 million mw/h of nuclear electricity since March 21, 2023, Director of the facility has said.