SATBA says renewable power plants capacity surpassed 4200 megawatts
The head of Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) announced on Monday that the capacity of the country's renewable power plants exceeded 4,200 megawatts.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of 750 megawatts of renewable power plants, which was held in the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian in the capital Tehran, Mohsen Tarztalab said 750 megawatts of new capacity will be added to the previous capacities.
"By the grace of God and with the support provided by the president, today we will cross the 4,200 megawatts mark," Tarztalab said, expressing hope that the capacity would reach 5,200 megawatts by the end of the Iranian calendar year (March 20).
The SATBA chief noted that this capacity would reach 7,600 megawatts by early summer and 11,000 megawatts by the end of summer.
"The projects inaugurated today are located in 148 sites across the country, and 24 provinces are involved in implementing these large-scale projects."
Tarztalab added that 31 provinces were also involved in implementing small-scale projects, and out of the 750 megawatts, about 30 megawatts were small-scale.
Stressing that the government and the Energy Ministry have not invested in such projects, he said nearly 1.07 million panels have been installed, and four thousand people have worked on it.