Reza Ardakanian

2020-09-29 15:38

Awarding low-electricity consumers with free power to begin soon

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said his ministry’s program for rewarding efficient electricity subscribers with a 100 percent discount on their bills is expected to be implemented as of the next Iranian calendar month (begins on October 22), IRNA reported.

2020-09-25 15:06

Energy minister discusses boosting ties with Syrian, Tajik counterparts

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian held talks with the Syrian and Tajik ministers of water resources on the sidelines of the 11th meeting of the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) which was held via video conference on Wednesday.

2020-09-07 15:47

Energy projects worth over $187m inaugurated in 3 provinces

TEHRAN – Numerous energy projects worth over $187 million were inaugurated in three provinces of Iran on Monday, IRNA reported.

2020-09-06 11:23

Water supply to industrial parks to be accelerated

TEHRAN- Iranian energy minister announced that water supply to the country’s industrial parks will be expedited.

2020-08-31 14:09

Incentive packages expected to reduce electricity consumption by 10%

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Ministry’s program for rewarding efficient electricity subscribers with 100 percent discount on their bills is expected to reduce the country’s electricity consumption by 10 percent, IRNA reported.

2020-08-30 10:58

Energy Ministry to draft new bill for protecting water resources

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian has said that a new bill is going to be drafted for the country’s “Law of Fair Water Distribution,” to ensure the protection of the country's water resources, the ministry portal PAVEN reported.

2020-08-24 15:39

Energy-efficient households to get 100% discount on electricity bills

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Monday that his ministry is going to award low-consuming electricity subscribers with 100 percent discount on their bills, IRNA reported.

2020-08-14 13:04

Major water projects inaugurated in western provinces

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, on Thursday, inaugurated major irrigation and drainage projects worth 17.73 trillion rials (about $422 million) in the western provinces of Ilam and Kermanshah through video conference, IRNA reported.

2020-08-03 15:24

53 projects inaugurated under Energy Ministry’s A-B-Iran scheme since Mar. 20

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Monday that 53 major water and electricity projects have gone operational in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20) under the framework of the ministry’s A-B-Iran program.

2020-06-22 15:59

3rd section of Khaf-Herat railway to be completed by late Dec.

TEHRAN - The third section of Khaf-Herat railway project which connects the rail networks of Iran and Afghanistan will come on stream in the third quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (September 22-December 20), said Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian.

2020-06-10 13:28

Electricity sector needs $1.2b every year

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says the country’s electricity sector requires at least $1.2 billion annually to realize its development goals, IRNA reported.

2020-06-10 10:09

A new transmission line synchronizes Iran, Iraq power grids

TEHRAN- Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said that Iran and Iraq's power grids have become synchronized since a month ago via the new Amarah-Karkheh 400-KV transmission line stretching over 73 kilometers.

2020-06-05 14:18

Iran inks 2-year agreement for exporting electricity to Iraq

TEHRAN – Iran has signed an agreement with Iraq for exporting electricity to the country for two years, Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian, who visited the Arab neighbor on Wednesday, said.

2020-06-05 14:11

Rouhani inaugurates major water, electricity projects in 2 provinces

TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, on Thursday, inaugurated eight electricity and water projects in the southern province Bushehr and northwestern West Azarbaijan province via video conference.

2020-02-12 19:00

Over $7.8b worth of energy projects to be inaugurated by mid-March

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Tuesday 330 trillion rials (about $7.85 billion) worth of major energy projects are going to be inaugurated across the country by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March, 19).

2020-02-02 18:10

133 major energy projects inaugurated across Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Saturday that 133 major energy projects have been inaugurated across the country in recent months, IRNA reported, citing the portal of the Energy Ministry (Paven).

2020-01-22 14:10

Nearly 4,300 electricity projects inaugurated across Iran in a week

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Ministry inaugurated 4,297 development projects worth 20 trillion rials (about $476 million) in the 13th week of the implementation of a major program called “A B Iran”, IRNA reported, quoting the Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian.

2020-01-20 14:35

‘Completion of Sistan-Baluchestan dam projects to be accelerated’

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said the completion of two dam projects in the flood-stricken Sistan-Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran will be accelerated, IRNA reported.

2020-01-12 15:18

Iran manages to save $1.6b worth of electricity in summer peak period

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Management Company, known as Tavanir, said by applying consumption management programs the Energy Ministry managed to prevent the consumption of 70 trillion rials (about $1.66 billion) worth of electricity during the summer peak period, IRNA reported.