Electricity

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.

Iran metals industries planning to triple electricity output

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Iran’s mining and metals sector is planning to increase its production of electricity by nearly three times within a year as part of a government program to diversify electricity supply in the country.

Massive blackout in Brazil affects almost all states

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – A massive power outage has occurred in Brazil, having affected almost all states in the Latin American republic.

Pakistan to buy more electricity from Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Pakistan will buy more electricity from Iran, Pakistan's finance ministry statement said on Tuesday.

Min.:

Iraq dependent on Iran gas for summer electricity production

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Stating that Iraq's gas is not enough to generate electricity, the Iraqi Minister of Electricity said that Iraq's summer electricity production relies on Iranian gas imports.

US issues new waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – The United States on Tuesday moved to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi banks, a US official said.

12th elevators, escalators exhibition underway in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – The 12th edition of the elevator and escalator exhibition known as 2023 Iran LIFTEX is underway in Tehran with the participation of dozens of Iranian and foreign companies.

Iraqi delegation to visit Iran with energy crisis on agenda

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – An Iraqi official announced that an Iraqi delegation will visit Iran in the coming days to resolve the country's electricity crisis.

Iran-Turkmenistan electricity swap to increase to 1,000 MW

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The Iranian energy minister said the current 500 megawatts capacity of electricity swap between Iran and Turkmenistan will double to 1,000 MW after the inauguration of a new transmission line between the two nations.

Pakistani delegation headed by FM Zardari to visit Iran: PM

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Pakistan cabinet announced on Friday that a delegation headed by the foreign minister of the country will visit Iran to follow up on the implementation of bilateral agreements.

AEOI plans to produce 10,000 MW of electricitical power

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Iran's nuclear chief says the role of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is a comprehensive strategic plan, and this organization is required to produce 10,000 megawatts of electricity.