Iran’s renewables projects outlook



With 290 sunny days covering most part of Iran, the Islamic Republic has huge potential to boost the renewables’ share in the country’s power generation.
Currently the figure stands at about 0.3 percent (240 megawatts), but according to an official document, obtained by Trend, the Energy Ministry of Iran has planned to increase the share of renewables in Iran’s total power generation to 3.78 percent by March 20 and 5 percent by March 2011.
Recently, the deputy of Energy Minister Houshang Falahatian told Trend on October 18 that Iran has 5-10 gigawatts (GW) renewable power firm projects for foreign companies in the next ten years.
Power plants
2016/2017
MW
2017/2018
MW
2018/2019
MW
2019/2020
MW
New solar power firms
350
600
960
960
New wind firms
140
90
100
100
Total cumulative renewables
730
1420
2480
3540
Total power generation
77422
80862
81997
91254
Iran’s power generation plans from current fiscal year to March 2020
The document didn’t cover the statistics for 2021, when Iran’s National 5-year Plan ends, but Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian told Trend in August that in five years, Iran expects to have actualized 5,000 MW of the power generated from renewable sources.
“Iran has devised plans worth $30 billion for developing its power infrastructure in the following five years, which include building power plants, repairing and upgrading current ones, as well as developing and making the power grid smart… Iran would add 26 GW to its nominal power generation capacity by 2021,” he said.
According to a report, published on energy ministry’s official website on Oct.26, Chitchian said during signing a memorandum of understanding with Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen on energy sector Iran keen to import the” technology” of renewables firms.
During the current fiscal year, started on March 21, Iran added 5 MW to its renewables capacity.

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