Electric utility says solar power employed in over 1,200 gov’t offices
An official with Iran's Power Generation and Distribution Company (Tavanir) announced that more than 1,200 government offices have been equipped with solar energy, stating, "The renewable capacity in these offices will reach 1,645 megawatts."
"To date, 1,239 offices have been equipped with solar energy, reaching a capacity of approximately 26 megawatts,” said Reza Kafeeli, the head of Tavanir’s Engineering and Grid Operation, adding that the capacity must reach 1,645 megawatts by the end of the project's implementation.
Referring to measures taken to control electricity consumption in offices, Kafeeli remarked, "We have approximately 100,000 administrative and public service buildings nationwide, all of which are equipped with smart devices enabling remote monitoring of their consumption load."
According to a resolution issued last year, he added, administrative units must reduce their consumption load during working hours (6:00 AM to 1:00 PM) by 30 percent compared to the previous year. After working hours, their consumption must also decrease by 60 percent compared to working hours.
Government offices have been required to source at least 20% of their electricity from renewable energy, with President Masoud Pezeshkian having issued a two-month compliance period for government agencies to install solar panels, effective June 21.
Referring to this mandatory, the Tavani official added, "This plan is being implemented rigorously."
Additionally, Mohammad Allahdad, deputy for transmission and foreign trade at Tavanir, announced the commencement of installing solar power plants on the spare land surrounding electrical substations.
Allahdad further said that Tavanir and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization of Iran (SATBA) had reached a resolution, stipulating that, "Renewable power plants will be constructed on the spare land surrounding electrical substations."
The official said the project is initially being funded by government resources, adding that, "In the future, it can be carried out under contracts with the private sector."