Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 16

18-April-2005

IRAN

Renewable Energy Capacity Target Is 500MW Under Irans Fourth Five-Year Plan

Iran plans to expand power generating capacity from renewable energy sources to 500mw during the countrys fourth five-year development plan, 2005-10. Ahmad Kahrobaeian, Director for Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Energy said on 10 April that Irans renewable energy generating capacity was less than 100mw, but that to fund the expansion the government had...