{"id":3013,"date":"2020-02-07T18:44:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T19:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/?p=3013"},"modified":"2020-02-07T18:44:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T19:44:13","slug":"renewables-account-for-over-800-mw-of-iranian-power-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/renewables-account-for-over-800-mw-of-iranian-power-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewables account for over 800 MW of Iranian power: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6>Iran is speeding up efforts for development of the  renewable energy sector as latest data show that electricity generation  capacity from renewables has reached 841 megawatts (MW).<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tThe Ministry of Energy said in a report that renewable power capacity \nin Iran had grown by five times since 2013, when the current government \ntook office, reported Fars News Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tIt said a total of 120-megawatt renewable power plants are active in \nIran, including 55 solar farms that generate more than three terawatt \nhours (TWh) of electricity and 19 wind farms with around 2.6 TWh of \ncapacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tTotal capacity from renewables, including hydroelectricity, biomass and\n thermal waste recycling, is expected to hit 1,000 MW by March, said the\n report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tScientific studies suggest that Iran can increase electricity \ngeneration from renewables to 80,000 MW, of which around 80 percent can \ncome from solar energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tThe government has defined a target of 4,000 MW for 2021 when its \ncurrent term comes to an end. An umbrella development document \nstipulates that Iran should generate 5,000 MW of renewable power by \nMarch 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tIncrease in renewable capacity can allow Iran to free up a significant \namount of natural gas burnt in thermal power plants and feed it to \nexport pipelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tGovernment estimates show that power plants consumed around 62 billion \ncubic meters of natural gas over the past Iranian year, ending in March \n2019. That is nearly three times the current amount of gas exported from\n Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran is speeding up efforts for development of the renewable energy sector as latest data show that electricity generation capacity from renewables has reached 841 megawatts (MW). 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