Electricity
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Iran happy electricity connections improved in Cuba
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has expressed “pleasure with the improvement of conditions and nationwide electricity connection in Cuba.”
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Iran’s electricity consumption up 9% amid scorching heat: Energy minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Energy Ali-Akbar Mehrabian has said that unprecedented heat has caused a 9% rise in the country’s electricity consumption as summer heat has reached record levels.
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US extends sanctions waiver for Iraq to buy Iranian electricity
Tehran, IRNA- The United States has extended Iraq's sanctions exemption for buying electricity from Iran for another 4 months, a State Department spokesperson told the media.
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Power generation at Iran’s thermal sector up by 9.364 GW in 3 years
Tehran, IRNA – Iran is generating 9.364 GW more thermal power than that generated before the inauguration by the late President Ebrahim Raisi some three years ago, according to an energy official.
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Iran’s peak power demand up by 9GW on June 15: IGMC
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s power consumption has registered a significant year-on-year growth, according to a report by Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC)
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Tavanir: Electricity trade between Iran, Türkiye resumes
Tehran, IRNA - The CEO of Iran's Electricity Production, Transmission and Distribution Management Company (Tavanir) announced the start of electricity trade between Iran and Turkey.
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Iran's power generation capacity exceeds 93 GW
Tehran, IRNA- Iran's total power generation capacity has exceeded 93 gigawatts (GW), according to an official with the country's Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH)
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Iran Parl. enables power company to pursue dispute with Turkish firm
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian parliament (Majlis) has given the green light to the country’s Power Generation Transmission and Distribution Company, known as Tavanir, to pursue its claims of $263 million in a dispute with Turkish firm Ghent.
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Iran’s power plant capacity hits 92,000 MW
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Homayoon Haeri says the country’s installed power plant capacity has reached as much as 92,000 megawatts (MW).
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Turkmenistan FM says talks with Iranian delegation constructive
Ashgabat, IRNA – The 17th meeting of the intergovernmental committee between Ashgabat and Tehran concluded on Saturday evening with Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister, Rashid Meredov, describing the talks as constructive.
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Iran expands power exchanges with neighboring countries
Tehran, IRNA – Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, the spokesman for Iran’s state-run electricity industry, has announced that Iran is engaged in power exchanges with all its neighboring countries.
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Iran to sign agreement with Turkmenistan for increased electricity imports
Ashgabat, IRNA – Iran and Turkmenistan are scheduled to sign an agreement, which will allow Iran to receive more electricity from the northern neighbor, an official said.
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23rd Iran Intl' Electricity Exhibition
The 23rd International Exhibition and Festival of Techno-Market was opened on November 14 at the Tehran International Exhibition Centre. (IRNA photos published on November 15, 2023/Ahmad Moeini Jam)
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Output at Iran’s largest hydroelectric power plant up 60% y/y
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's largest hydroelectric power plant, Karun-3 Dam, has reported a 60% increase in power production in the current water year, which began on September 23, compared to the same period last year.
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Iran finalizes plan for construction of 15 GW solar power plants
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber says a comprehensive plan for the construction of solar power plants to generate 15 gigawatts of electricity has been finalized.
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Iran, Turkiye to begin electricity exchange soon: Deputy FM
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari has said that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkiye will start power exchange in the near future.
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Pakistan to increase electricity imports from Iran
Islamabad, IRNA – Pakistan’s government has announced that it will enhance imports of electricity from Iran to expand mutual cooperation in the energy sector.
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Iran's electricity consumption breaks all-time record
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Electricity Industry Spokesperson Mustafa Rajabi has said that the electricity usage in the country has broken a record.
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Washington's new waiver lets Baghdad pay Tehran for electricity: report
New York, IRNA – Washington has issued a 120-day waiver that lets Baghdad pay Tehran for electricity through non-Iraqi banks, news outlets reported.
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Iran's electricity consumption breaks all-time record
Tehran, IRNA – Managing director of Iran's Electricity Company Tavanir Arash Kordi has said that the electricity usage in the country has broken a record.
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Iran plans to raise nuclear electricity output to 20 GW
Tehran, IRNA- Iran’s First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber has directed the country’s energy minister and nuclear chief to devise a comprehensive and phased plan for the production of 20 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear electricity.
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Iran launches modern electricity monitoring center in Tehran
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian has inaugurated a modern electricity monitoring center in the capital Tehran amid efforts to manage the supply and consumption of energy in the country.
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Iran’s electricity demand his new high of 58 GW in late May
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's electricity consumption has reached a new record of 58,000 megawatts (58 gigawatts) at peak hours in late May, the latest data has reported.
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New power plant opened in Iran's Lorestan province
Khorramabad, IRNA – The steam unit of a combined cycle power plant in the western Iranian city of Khorramabad has come on line.
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Diplomat lauds Iran's electricity exchange with Pakistan
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Advisor Rasoul Mousavi described Iran’s electricity exchange with Pakistan as prosperous for the two sides and strategic action in line with safeguarding borders.
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Iran, Pakistan to boost electricity trade to 200 MW: Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian says that the amount of electricity trade between Iran and Pakistan will increase to reach 200 megawatts (MW).
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Iran int’l electricity exhibition opens, 9 countries attend
Tehran, IRNA – The 22nd Iran International Electricity Exhibition started work here on Sunday with participation of nine countries.
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Iran works on linking national grid to Russia & SCO members
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Deputy Energy Minister for International Affairs Mohammad-Ali Farahnakian, said here on Sunday that Iran is working on a project to connect its national grid with Russia through the eastern side of the Caspian Sea (Turkmenistan).
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Official says Iran is biggest power producer in region
Tehran, IRNA – Advisor to Iran’s Energy Minister for international affairs said that Iran is the top electricity producer in the region.
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Increase in generation of electricity in South Pars
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji ordered on Monday inauguration of the first unit of South Pars centralized combined cycle power plant with capacity of generating 160 MW electricity.