TEHRAN- According to the improvement by the Energy Supreme Council, the organizations should supply 40 percent of their required electricity through renewable sources, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) announced.

As SATBA reported, the organizations previously should supply 20 percent of their required electricity through renewables, while according to the new improvement of the Energy Supreme Council, the figure has increased to 40 percent.

On January 5, Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said: "The development of renewable energies and energy consumption optimization continues with the active participation of the private sector."

Making the remarks at the conference for the commencement of the executive operations of 1,269 megawatts of renewable power plants and electricity consumption optimization projects across the country, the minister said: "Currently, over a thousand locations across the country are under the implementation of various energy projects, and significant amounts of renewable energy have been connected to the grid up to this moment. We predict that these capacities will increase by the end of next year."

He further stated: "We have mobilized all capacities, and the process of supplying water and electricity is of special importance and is proceeding rapidly. Our goal is to reduce energy consumption and prevent uncontrolled and inefficient increases."

The energy minister also emphasized: "The focus of production is on renewable power plants and hybrid projects such as combined-cycle power plants, which are underway. These projects are managed using artificial intelligence and smart technologies."

Aliabadi stated: "All projects are executed by the private sector, which is our main strength, and we strive to minimize the use of state capacities."

Regarding the renewable energy market, the energy minister said: "The green market and the free market are active, and the energy consumption optimization market and the energy saving certificate issuance system have also been launched."

Also, the head of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) said: "Today, with the commissioning of new projects, the capacity of the country's renewable energies has exceeded 3,500 megawatts."

Mohsen Tarztalab, at the ceremony for commissioning 1,269 megawatts of renewable power plants and energy optimization projects and launching their executive operations, added: "Today, 1,269 megawatts of new capacity and the executive operations of energy optimization projects across the country are being commissioned."

He continued: "Today, 303 megawatts of new capacity will be added to the country's renewable power plants. With these projects, the capacity of the country's renewable power plants has surpassed 3,500 megawatts."

The deputy minister of energy noted: "These 303 projects will be commissioned in sixteen provinces of the country, some of which are in the 'generation in distribution' scheme."

Tarztalab stated that the development of renewables alone cannot resolve imbalances and emphasized the necessity of more serious attention to energy consumption optimization.

Also, referring to the organization's plans for developing wind power plants, he has said: “SATBA has a serious and extensive program for developing wind energy, especially in the eastern region of the country, and it is hoped that by the month of Dey next year (starts on December 22, 2026), a capacity of approximately 500 to 600 megawatts of installed wind power plants can be achieved in the country.”

Referring to the commencement of the executive operations of the 100-megawatt wind power plant by the MAPNA Group in the Mil-e Nader area, he continued: “The executive operations of this project officially began today [December 25]. It is hoped that a portion of the capacity of this 100-megawatt wind power plant by the MAPNA Group can be integrated into the grid for operation during the peak consumption period of the summer and assist the country's power grid.”

He added: “The MAPNA Group had previously built a 50-megawatt wind power plant in the Mil-e Nader area, and the current project, as the second phase with a capacity of 100 megawatts, is underway. According to the provided commitments, it was planned that a portion of this power plant would become operational by the peak of the summer next year.”

The head of SATBA stated that the investment for this project is approximately 60 million dollars and emphasized: This investment has been made entirely by the private sector, which highlights the important role of non-governmental investors in the development of the country's renewable energy.

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