Iran’s Energy Ministry announces new prices for purchasing renewable power from small generators.

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) of Iran says it has invited bids for the construction of 4,000 megawatts (MW) of solar power plants.

Biden claimed that Russia's war in Ukraine shows the shift to renewable energy is a matter of national security as well as vital to preventing global warming.  

As other types of renewable power generation become cheaper and more widespread, hydropower projects globally are coming under increasing scrutiny.

Iran’s energy minister says the amount of annual funds dedicated to the renewables is unheard of.

Iran’s first solar cell factory is expected to reach an annual capacity of 1,500 MW.

An Emirati company specializing in renewable energy has signed an initial agreement to install 300 megawatts (MW) of power capacity in Khuzestan province in southwest Iran, a report says.   

A first Iranian thermal solar power plant will come on line in 2023.

Iran produced 267 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2019, making the country the world’s third-largest dry natural gas producer after the US and Russia despite the most draconian sanctions imposed on the country.