Minister says call for 5KW rooftop solar farms to launch next week
Iranian Energy Minister announced the commencement of a national call for the development of 5-kilowatt rooftop solar systems next week.
Emphasizing the national importance of advancing distributed electricity generation, Abbas Aliabadi said, "People can independently supply their consumed electricity by installing these systems," IRNA reported.
"Three different versions of these systems have now been designed and are ready for deployment," he said.
According to the minister, the objective of this plan is to attract public participation as a significant step towards energy self-sufficiency in the residential sector.
Stressing the need for governmental support, Aliabadi said, "Municipalities or the Ministry of Roads should incentivize solar adoption through construction cost discounts or increased building allowances for relevant projects.
"With the implementation of this program, both the share of renewable energies will increase and the pressure on the national grid will decrease. This will be an important transformation on the path to the country's energy sustainability," the energy minister said.
Meanwhile, Tehran Regional Electric Company joined the first government bodies implementing President Masoud Pezeshkian's order to supply part of its electricity through solar panels.
Pezeshkian granted all administrative departments a deadline - effective June 21 - to supply part of their required electricity from solar energy.
The managing director of the company, Farhad Shabihi, announced that in line with policies for developing renewable energies to compensate for part of the energy shortfall, the construction operation of a 3-megawatt solar power plant has begun within the premises of the headquarters area of Tehran Regional Electric Company in the heart of the capital.
"The construction of this power plant has been prioritized with investment from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) and the EPC contractor, Mana Energy Tamin Company," he stated.
Amid the unprecedented increase in air temperature in recent weeks and the likelihood of its continuation in the coming days, electricity consumption is predicted to reach 77,000 megawatts. This is while this level of consumption occurred last year during the peak network load periods.
Shabihi told IRNA that the project has entered its execution phase, following the arrival of solar panels and structures at the site and the start of equipment installation on designated land in the headquarters' eastern section.
According to the official, "The implementation of this project is an important step towards utilizing domestic capacities for producing clean and sustainable electricity in Tehran.”
“Furthermore, this action serves as an effective model for developing solar power plants in headquarters and industrial centers," he concluded.
According to an assessment made by SATBA, "There is a minimum capacity of 1600 MW of small-scale distributed solar power plants on buildings and parking lots of government offices in the country, which can perform equivalent to that of 2000 MW concentrated power plants."