Renewables capacity reaches 3,165 MW, solar accounts for 66%: SATBA
A senior Energy Ministry official said Iran’s operational renewable energy power plants enjoy a combined capacity of 3,165 megawatts, with solar energy accounting for 66% of the total.
Deputy Head of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) Hamid Reza Azimi told IRNA that as of November 21, 2025, the country’s total installed power generation capacity stood at 97,909 megawatts, of which 3,165 megawatts came from renewable sources.
SATBA’s earlier data showed more than 2,700 megawatts of renewable capacity in operation on November 1. The figure has now risen to 3,165 megawatts, representing a growth of roughly 17%.
Renewables still account for only 3.2% of Iran’s total electricity generation capacity of around 97,909 megawatts.
According to Azimi, renewable energy sources currently supply more than 45% of electricity across the world.
Azimi said Iran’s renewable energy capacity is expected to reach 5,000 megawatts by the end of the current Iranian year in March 2026. At the present time, 318 renewable power plants are active in Iran’s electricity market.
Within Iran’s renewable energy mix, solar power represents 66%, grid-connected distributed generation plants account for 15%, and wind farms make up 14%. Small hydroelectric plants contribute 4%, while biomass and expansion turbine plants each account for 1%.
Renewable and clean power plants generated 2,621 million kilowatt-hours of electricity during the last Iranian year, which began on March 21, 2024. By November 21, 2025, production in the current year had already reached 2,716 million kilowatt-hours, Azimi added.
In the past month alone, wind power plants generated 35 million kilowatt-hours, while solar plants produced 195 million kilowatt-hours, he said.