Electricity

Pakistan lauds Iran for uninterrupted power supply

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Pakistani Minister for Power, Omar Ayub Khan, has lauded Iran Power Generation and Transmission Company (Tavanir) for supplying uninterrupted electricity supply to Pakistan.

Iran’s renewable power generation exceeds 2.83 billion kWh

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Latest data released by the Energy Ministry shows that Iran has produced over 2.83 billion kilowatts-hour of electricity from renewable sources since the bid to shift focus from fossil fuels to greener energies started in mid-2009.

Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran discuss creating energy corridor

Tehran, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran are discussing the technical conditions of creating an energy corridor at the level of experts of energy companies, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky told Trend.

Private sector to build 25 MW power plant in Aqqala

AQQALA, Feb. 24 (MNA) – The construction operation of a small thermal power plant with a capacity of 25 megawatts in Aqqala, northern Golestan province, started on Sunday.

Iran determined to reconstruct Iraq

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran has started reconstructing neighboring Iraq seriously.

Iran’s electricity industry based on world-class standards: Iraqi min.

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Iraqi Minister of Electricity Louay al-Khateeb said that the technology used in Iran’s electricity industry is advanced and based on current world-class standards.

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Iran to build power plant in Iraq

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian said on Fri. that Islamic Republic of Iran will build power plant in neighboring Iraq.

Iran extends electricity export contract with Iraq

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Contract for export of Iran’s electricity to neighboring Iraq was renewed at the venue of Energy Research Center on Fri. Feb. 8 in the presence of Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian and Iraqi counterpart Iraqi Minister of Electricity Louay Al Khateeb.

Iraqi delegation to visit Iran Wed. for electricity talks

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Deputy minister of energy said an Iraqi delegation will arrive in Tehran tomorrow to confer on ways to expand cooperation with Iran’s electricity industry.

Iran power industry boomed in 40 years

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s power industry has observed significant growth in different aspects, including capacity, logistics and infrastructures in the past forty years since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Iran’s renewable output tops 2.75 billion kWh

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Latest data released by the Energy Ministry show that Iran has produced 2.751 billion kilowatts-hour of electricity from renewables in the past nine years, since the bid to shift focus from fossil fuels to greener energies started.

Hydropower output exceeds 8,700 MW

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s hydropower plants have produced some 8,751 gigawatts of electricity since the beginning of the current fiscal (started in March 2018), a senior energy official said.

Iran ready to double electricity exports to neighbors

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Iran has the potential to double the current bulk of its electricity exports to neighboring countries, CEO of Tavanir Company said Saturday.

Sistan and Baluchestan power capacity to exceed 2.6 GW by 2021

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Tuesday that the electricity generation capacity in Sistan and Baluchestan province is set to reach 2,685 megawatts by March 2021.

Pakistan eyes to continue power imports from Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Pakistan’s Minister for Power Omar Ayub Khan says his country is looking forward to boost its existing power cooperation with Iran.

Rouhani says his govt. seeks to boost ‘electricity diplomacy’

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Mon. that his government is taking measures to increase power transfer with the region and other countries.

Iraq receives waiver extension to import Iranian gas, power

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – The United States has extended for 90 days a waiver given to Iraq from sanctions against Iran, a State Department spokesman said on Friday, allowing Baghdad to keep importing Iranian gas that is critical for Iraqi power production.

Iran, S Korea sign waste-to-energy deal

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Iran and South Korea have signed a waste-to-energy (WTE) deal to generate electricity from waste in the capital city of Tehran.

18th IEE kicks off in Tehran today

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – The 18th Iran International Electricity Exhibition (IEE) was inaugurated in Tehran today morning in the presence of 442 domestic companies and 70 leading foreign firms.

Iraqi Oil Ministry expects exemptions from US sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – The Iraqi Oil Ministry said Sun. that the US sanctions imposed on Iran have direct impact on Iraq, expecting exemptions from the sanctions in relations with Iran.

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Talks underway between Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia for power grid connection

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian said that Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Azerbaijan and Russian Federation are negotiating for synchronizing the electricity grid.

Test supplies of electricity from Russia to Iran may start in 2019

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The first trial electricity supplies from Russia to Iran via the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran energy corridor may start as early as 2019, Russia’s Energy Ministry said in a statement following the results of the first meeting of the trilateral working group on linking the power grids of the three countries.

China, Belgium, US to invest millions of dollar in Fars prov.

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – The Director General of Fars province Economic Affairs and Finance Department General Babak Daei revealed the investment of countries including China, Belgium and the United States in the provincial projects in the fields of supplying energy, processing petrochemicals and constructing infrastructures in health sector.

Syrian min. says no coop. with Saudi firms in reconstruction projects

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Syrian Electricity Minister Mohammed Zuhair Kharboutli said there is no cooperation with Saudi companies in Syria’s reconstruction projects, adding that the priority is for Iranian companies.

Iran, Syria eye increased coop. in electricity sector

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The required mechanisms to enhance strategic cooperation in the power sector were discussed during the meeting between Syrian Minister of Electricity, Mohammad Zuheir Kharboutli and Hassan Danaeifar, an advisor to First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and chairman of the Iranian committee on the development of economic relations with Syria and Iraq.

Iran to increase electricity production by March 2019

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Homayoun Ha’eri, the Iranian Deputy Energy Minister for Electricity and Energy reassured on Sunday that Iran will experience no power outage in the next summer.