Saeed Farrokhi, Markazi province’s deputy governor for economic affairs, said
the photovoltaic power plant will be constructed over a 2,000-hectares area near
the city of Saveh, turning it into the largest producer of renewables in the
country.
According to him, "equipment and panels required for harnessing 100 MW of
electricity have so far been imported,” and the project will commence in near
future.
The project has been funded by a UK-based Iranian investor, Farrokhi added,
providing no further details.
Renewable ventures are gaining popularity in the country; with more than 300
sunny days throughout the year, Iran has huge potential to expand solar energy
infrastructure and attract foreign investments.
The country meets more than 80% of its electricity demand from thermal power
plants that run on fossil fuels. Of the total 80,000 MW production capacity,
only a meager amount of 670 MW goes to renewables.
Iran promised at the Paris Climate Conference to curtail greenhouse gas
emissions by increasing power production from renewable sources to 7,500 MW by
the end of next decade.
Figures on Iran's power sector show that 42% of the country's renewable energies
come from solar power, 41% from wind farms, 13% small from hydroelectric plants,
2% from heat recovery and 2% is constituted by biomass.
According to Energy Ministry, some 445 megawatts of renewable power plants are
currently under construction, in line with the government's plans to launch
5,000 MW of new renewable capacity, including solar and wind, by 2022.
Iran has also pledged to slow climate change by promoting cleaner energies. In
December 2015, 195 nations, including Iran, signed an agreement at the Paris
Climate Conference to move away from fossil fuels with a goal of limiting a rise
in average global temperatures to well below 2 degrees Celsius.
Iran promised at the Paris Climate Conference to curtail greenhouse gas
emissions by increasing power production from renewable sources to 7,500 MW by
the end of next decade.
According to Energy Ministry, 2.673 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy
were produced form June 2009 to the end of 2018, leading to the reduction of
about 1.844 million greenhouse gases emissions.
Moreover, this amount of alternative energy production has reduced 759 million
cubic meters of fossil fuel consumption in the country, which is one of the main
sources of air pollution in Iran. The volume has also saved 588 million liters
of water consumption in recent years, with the share of December alone being
about 14 million liters.
Source:Mehrnews