Power
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Hurricane Ida batters Louisiana leaving million without power
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Ida weakened after it came ashore but continued to threaten the state as areas lost power and heavy rain flooded low-lying regions.
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China hopes new Afghan gov't will stick to 'moderate' policy
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – China wants an inclusive and open government in Afghanistan, which will carry out a moderate policy in line with the interests of Afghans, the foreign ministry's spokesman, Wang Wenbin, said on Monday.
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Perpetrators of attack on Iraqi power towers arrested
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – According to the Joint Operations Command, Iraqi security forces managed to prevent an attack on power towers in the country, arresting a number of perpetrators.
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Power towers in Ninawa attacked by ISIL terrorists
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Electricity transmission lines in the Iraqi province of Ninawa were suspended following a sabotage attack by ISIL terrorists against power towers.
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Iraq hopes to import more gas from Iran: official
TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) – A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity expressed hope that the Iranian authorities would supply the gas needed by Iraqi power plants in accordance with a previously signed agreement.
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Iran, Qatar to expand power cooperation
TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – In a meeting in Qatar, the Iranian energy minister and his Qatari counterpart reviewed the development of power cooperation between the two countries.
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1st gas unit of Qeshm Power Plant to be inaugurated July 16
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The first gas unit of Qeshm Power Plant will be inaugurated on Thursday, July 16 in the presence of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
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VIDEO: New generation of sidewalks generate electricity
TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – The British company Pavegen has developed a smart interactive sidewalk that can generate electricity from the pressure of pedestrians’ steps.
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Iran, Iraq commence power synchronization project
TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – The operation to synchronize the power grids of Iran and Iraq started on Friday (November 1) in a ceremony attended by senior Iranian and Iraqi energy officials.
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Energy min. inaugurates projects in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Iranian energy minister Reza Ardakanian paid a visit to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province to inaugurate some power and water projects in the southwestern province.
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Tehran, Ankara confer on resumption of electricity trade
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iranian and Turkish energy ministers discussed resumption of trading electricity between the two sides in their meeting in Ankara on Monday evening.
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Energy min.:
Iran, Afghanistan to accelerate coop. in electricity sector
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian said on Sat. that cooperation between Islamic Republic of Iran and Afghanistan in the field of electricity will be accelerated.
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Iran stands 1st in producing power transformers in ME
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Deputy CEO of Iran’s Power Generation and Distribution Company (TAVANIR) for Coordinating Affairs Seyyed Zaman Hosseini said on Sunday that Islamic Republic of Iran stood at the first place in the Middle East region in the field of technology of producing various types of power transformers.
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Rouhani visits exhibition on govt. achievements in developing rural infrastructures
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – On the occasion of the Government Week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday visited an exhibition of Government achievements in development of rural infrastructures.
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Pakistan eyes increasing energy coop. with Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Pakistan’s Minister of Power Omar Ayub Khan said that his country intends to expand and develop cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of energy.
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Iran to renovate Afghanistan’s turbines
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The CEO of Iran Power Plant Repairs Co. Einollah Salehi said that Iran is going to renovate two turbines in Afghanistan in the shortest possible time.
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Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan to connect their energy systems
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement on the joint development of a feasibility study (TEO) for a project to connect the energy systems of the three countries.
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Energy min.
$2.4bn of investments made in power industry in 6 years
SHIRVAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian announced on Sunday that during the past six years, some 230 trillion rials (about $2.4 billion) of investments have been made on power and electricity industry.
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Iraq keen to use Iranian electrical knowhow, technology
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Officials of Iraqi’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) especially Sulaymaniyah province voiced their readiness to take advantage of Iran’s high technical knowhow and knowledge in the field of electrical parts and equipment.
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Iran ready to supply 300 MW of electricity to Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Iranian power plants in the western Kurdestan province currently have the capacity to provide up to 300 megawatts of electricity to Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, a senior official said on Saturday.