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ENERGY

Iran’s breakthrough in power generation from waste heat

A 290-megawatt steam unit at Iran’s Dalahoo power plant has begun generating electricity by recovering waste heat from gas turbines, in a major technical feat that boosts output while reducing natural gas consumption.

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ENERGY

Iran opens 25 electricity projects worth nearly $0.5bn

New electricity projects worth nearly $500 million are opened in five Iranian provinces.

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ENERGY

‘Iran ahead of many industrial nations on power grid reliability’

Iran says its electricity grid has outperformed leading countries of the world in terms of reliability.

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ECONOMY

Power Suppliers to Pay £10.5 Million Fine for UK Outage in August

Britain's energy regulator said on Friday it has fined three electricity suppliers a total of 10.5 million pounds for a power outage last August which affected one million customers and caused transport chaos.

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LEBANON

Lebanon announces economic reforms amid protests

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announces the approval of the 2020 state budget envisaging a deficit of 0.6% of gross domestic product.

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ENERGY

‘Iran to add over 3,800 MW of power generation’

An Iranian official says over 3,800 MW of new power plants will go on line until next summer.

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ENERGY

Iran mulls overpricing for renewables

Iran is mulling to overprice renewable electricity to encourage more private funding in the sector.

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ENERGY

‘Bulk of Iran’s thermal power capacity privatized’

Iran says the private sector owns over two thirds of the capacity of thermal power plants in the country.

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