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Crunch time for Iranian solar

Iran has ambitious plans to ramp up solar to help tackle a persistent, steadily worsening energy crisis. But sweeping Western sanctions and arguably inefficient state management are making those PV plans appear extremely unrealistic, according to independent analysts.

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pv magazine

04 Oct 2024

A 100 kW solar power plant in Baghin, Iran. | Photo: Rad Nariv Kerman Industrial Design Company

Iran’s five-year solar industry development plan calls for PV generation capacity to grow more than 20-fold by 2029, to 12 GW, according to the Iran Renewable Energy Association (IrREA).IrREA Chief Executive Seyed Moslem Mousavi Dorcheh told pv magazine that the government has introduced policies to ramp up renewables development and attract investment. He described a feed-in tariff set …

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