Iran launches 600 MW of renewable power projects nationwide

Iran has launched 600 megawatts of renewable power capacity in 107 projects across all 31 provinces, accelerating a major push to expand clean energy and ease the country’s electricity shortages. 

Hamidreza Azimi, deputy head of Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA), said on Tuesday that the country’s renewable power capacity currently stands at around 5,800 MW, with solar capacity increasing from 700 MW to 5,300 MW over the past two years.

Iran, he said, is targeting 12,000 MW of renewable capacity by next year’s peak electricity demand, including 11,000 MW of solar power.

Azimi made the announcement during the inauguration of a 95-MW solar power plant at the Shamsabad Industrial Town in Tehran Province.

The plant consists of two units, which were inaugurated in a ceremony attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday.

A separate 12-MW solar power plant, built with an investment of 5.1 trillion rials, was also inaugurated, Azimi said.

Addressing the ceremony, President Pezeshkian said his government aims to generate 30,000 MW from clean and renewable sources over the next two years.

Pezeshkian also vowed full government support for domestic manufacturers and investors in solar-panel production, saying land and other necessary facilities would be made available to investors.

The president also called for reducing the country’s reliance on fossil fuels, stressing that electricity supplies to industry should not be interrupted.

In separate remarks, Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi highlighted the role of international cooperation in advancing economic efficiency, vowing to pursue plans to expand the use of clean and renewable energy more vigorously than before.

Iran’s renewable energy gains momentum after fourfold surge

Iran’s renewable energy capacity has quadrupled in two years, as solar expansion, investment and domestic manufacturing push the sector beyond potential toward a growing economic force.

Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati, meanwhile, said $1.7 billion had so far been allocated to advance renewable-energy projects.

Hemmati said there were no restrictions on providing financing to domestic solar-panel manufacturers.

In Tehran Province alone, solar capacity has risen from 23 MW to 400 MW, according to Governor Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian, who said the figure represents a roughly 20-fold increase.

The latest projects are part of Iran’s broader plan to expand renewable energy capacity as the country seeks to ease pressure on its electricity network and address fuel shortages affecting thermal power plants.

The expansion comes amid rapid growth in renewable energy worldwide. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, global renewable power capacity reached 5,149 GW at the end of 2025, with a record 692 GW added during the year.

Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind generate electricity without burning fossil fuels, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, diversify energy supplies, and strengthen energy security.

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