BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 12. The commissioning of new solar power plants (SPPs) in Iran will reduce natural gas consumption by 124 million cubic meters per year, the country's oil minister, Abbas Aliabadi, said at the commissioning ceremony, Trend reports.
According to him, the commissioning will also prevent the annual release of 257,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
Aliabadi added that currently, the country's electricity production from renewable energy is 2,550 megawatts, of which 2,030 megawatts account for SPPs, 370 megawatts - wind power plants, 100 megawatts - small hydropower plants, and 372 megawatts - turbo-expander and biomass power plants.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials attended the SPPs' commissioning ceremony.
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