Iran voices ‘practical commitment’ to renewables at IRENA meeting
Iran’s representative to the 29th meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Council said the Islamic Republic is practically committed to achieving a sustainable energy transition and development of clean energy.
The Iranian delegate underlined Tehran’s determination to expand renewables and cited concrete steps such as boosting solar and wind power capacity and implementing energy efficiency projects in residential and industrial sectors, IRNA reported.
These measures, the official said, demonstrate Iran’s “practical commitment” to advancing a sustainable energy transition.
The council meeting, held in Abu Dhabi on September 11-12, brought together more than 400 participants from 169 member states to discuss energy security, supply chain diversification and global renewable energy strategies.
For the first time since the agency’s establishment, the Islamic Republic of Iran has joined IRENA’s Council, a development the delegation described as a sign of the country’s growing role in international clean energy cooperation and its national strategy to harness renewable resources.
Iran’s nominal renewable electricity generation capacity reached 2,000 megawatts in early July. By comparison, the country’s overall nominal power generation capacity stood at 94,649 megawatts by the end of the first months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20, 2025, edging close to the 95,000-megawatt mark. Despite recent expansion, the renewable share remains relatively modest in the country’s total energy mix.
The push for renewables is also embedded in Iran’s Seventh Development Plan, which mandates the construction and commissioning of 12,000 megawatts of new renewable power capacity over five years. In parallel, the government has set a target of boosting renewable electricity generation capacity by 30,000 megawatts during its four-year term, which began in last June.