BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 5. Iran has launched its first domestic production of solar inverters, which are devices that convert direct current (DC) from solar panels into alternating current (AC) for the grid, Trend reports.
The locally made inverters have a capacity of 250 kilowatts and cost about 15 billion rials (about $357,000) each, which is 15 percent lower than the same device imported from abroad.
The production facility, which was inaugurated on December 4 in Tehran, thanks to a 400-billion rials worth of investment (about $9.52 million), and can satisfy 20 percent of the country’s demand for solar inverters.
Iran also plans to produce 2-megawatt inverters in the near future, which will further enhance its renewable energy sector.
Iran’s Deputy Minister of Energy Mahmoud Kamani and other officials attended the launch ceremony of the production facility.
Mohammad Hossein Rafan, the executive director of Mapna Electric & Control Engineering & Manufacturing Company, the producer of the inverters, said that the Iranian-made inverters are competitive with foreign ones in terms of quality and price, and can also be exported to neighboring countries.
Iran has a renewable energy capacity of about 1,090 megawatts, mostly from solar power plants.
Recently, the country has started the construction of 24 new solar power plants with a total potential of 1,500 megawatts.
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