A new 10-megawatt solar power plant in Baft County, Kerman Province, has now been connected to the national electricity grid. Established over 20 hectares of land in Baft, which has one of the…
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Despite the fact that dams and Chah-Nimeh water reservoirs are full, residents in Sistan-Baluchestan Province are still suffering from the shortage of safe drinking water supply, the provincial…
The 7-megawatt solar power plant in Abhar City, Zanjan Province, has been connected to the national power grid. Built by the private sector on a 14-hectare land, the plant was completed in four…
In the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 21-June 21), 93% of the fuel supplied to Shahid Rajaee Combined-Cycle Power Plant in Qazvin Province constituted natural gas, up from 88%…
OPEC oil output sank to a new five-year low in June as a rise in Saudi supply did not offset losses in Iran and Venezuela due to US sanctions and other outages elsewhere in the group, a Reuters…
The Foreign Ministry summoned Britain’s ambassador to Iran after British forces seized an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar, bordered by Spain and Morocco. Rob Macaire was summoned…
Delinking current expenditures from oil revenues must be given high priority, the head of Energy Commission of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture said.
Crude oil prices fell on Friday on weak economic indicators from the United States and Germany, shrugging off tensions around Iran and this week’s decision by OPEC and its allies to extend a…
To help prevent power disruption in Saravan city in Sistan-Baluchestan Province, a mobile power plant was synchronized with the national grid on Wednesday, the project manager said. "The 25-…
Indicating that there is still some confusion in India’s position on stopping oil imports from Iran in line with sanctions reimposed by the United States, the government said on Wednesday that…
The US Department of State is discussing allowing China to import oil from Iran as payment for a Chinese company’s investment in an Iranian oilfield.
Russian daily oil output rose in June to 11.15 million barrels per day, up from 11.11 million bpd in May, still below the amount agreed in a global deal to cut production, the country’s energy…
China is allowing additional crude oil import quotas to predominantly private oil refiners in the world’s top oil importer, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing a document it has seen.
Petrochemicals exports have increased by 3% in the last seven years, Majlis Research Center said in a report. "The figure stood at 18.2 million tons in 2011 and surpassed 20.3 million tons in…
Amid US sanctions, Iran on Tuesday said it believes India will act in its national interest on the issue of oil imports and Tehran can act as a "protector" of India's energy security. Iran's…
An estimated $2 billion have been spent on Tehran’s wastewater network development plan since 1995, the head of provincial wastewater company said. "The venture has totally registered a work-in…
The third Iranian-Armenian power transmission line will be completed by the end of 2020, Iran’s energy minister said on Tuesday. Reza Ardakanian was speaking at the 16th session of the joint…
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba), affiliated to the Energy Ministry, has taken measures to encourage investors to export renewable energy, the head of the…
The production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a form of polyester used to manufacture plastic bottles, has surged by 10% in the last three months, the head of Shahid Tondgouyan…
The letter of association drawn up to clarify the terms of cooperation between OPEC and non-OPEC members is not binding and will not impact the half-a-century old organization. Oil Minister…
Norway’s Finance Ministry has asked the government’s $1 trillion fund—the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund—to recommend a schedule for phasing out its investments in pure exploration…
While China remains the world's largest producer of carbon emissions—where air pollution is still responsible for more than 1 million premature deaths a year—the Asian power is also the biggest…
Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should hold consultations among themselves first on oil policy before striking deals with producers outside the bloc, Oil Minister…
When thermal and combined-cycle power plants cannot meet the high electricity demand during the peak hours of summer when the temperature and consumption both shoot up, renewables can help…
In a new directive issued by the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, car and motorcycle owners have been advised to use their fuel cards at least once by July 22. According to…
