Energy Ministry

2022-04-29 13:46

Permits issued for construction of solar farms with 4GW capacity

TEHRAN- Iran’s Energy Ministry issued permits for the construction of solar farms with the capacity of four gigawatts (GW) across the country, Fars news agency reported.

2022-03-02 13:30

Energy minister meets scholars, experts to discuss water issues

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian met with some of the country’s well-known scientists, scholars and experts active in the field of energy on Wednesday to discuss various issues related to water as well as electricity sector, the portal of the ministry Paven reported.

2021-12-17 13:28

Electricity consumption up 6%

TEHRAN- The consumption of electricity in Iran has risen six percent in the current year’s autumn as compared to the same season in the past year, Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi announced.

2021-08-03 10:36

18,000 MW power generation deficit possible in next 5 years

TEHRAN- The managing director of Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) has stated, “Based on the forecast, the country's electricity consumption will reach about 78,000 megawatts (MW) by the next five years, which according to the current amount of electricity generation, we will face a deficit of 18,000 MW in this field."

2021-04-19 13:04

Power of Hope program boosts number of low consuming subscribers by 4%

TEHRAN- Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi announced that the implementation of the “Power of Hope” program has increased the number of low consuming subscribers by four percent.

2021-04-05 15:03

Energy Ministry grants 100% discount to low-consuming subscribers

TEHRAN – As announced by the managing director of Iran’s Power Generation and Distribution Company (TAVANIR), seven million subscribers have received 100-percent discount on their electricity bills in the framework of the “Power of Hope” program.

2021-03-16 10:45

Incentive program reduces electricity consumption in Iran

TEHRAN – Implementation of a program by the Iranian Energy Ministry for rewarding efficient electricity subscribers with a 100 percent discount on their bills, has reduced the number of high-consuming subscribers across the country by 6.1 percent.

2020-12-09 15:52

By Mahnaz Abdi

Iran on the way to reduce dependence in power plant equipment industry

TEHRAN- Strengthening domestic production to achieve self-reliance is Iran’s major strategy to tackle the sanctions.

2020-10-14 15:30

119 energy projects inaugurated under A-B-Iran scheme since Mar. 20

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said that 119 major water and electricity projects worth 280 trillion rials (about $6.66 billion) have been inaugurated throughout the country in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20) under the framework of the ministry’s A-B-Iran program.