Six new solar plants will come online in Fars province in southern Iran Thursday, marking another watershed in the country’s path to a decarbonized energy system and expanding its renewable portfolio.
Iran dominated the Middle East’s renewable production capacity which rose 13 percent to 22,710 megawatts (MW) last year, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says.
Foreign companies are coming to invest on wind and solar power plant with amount of more than 1b USD.
Iranian energy minister opened the country’s biggest solar power station in Hamadan province, in the mid-west part of Iran.