After all the gloomy and sickening news lately, here’s some news to cheer you up:
German Company Plans 1.25 GW Solar Power Capacity In IranNovember 18th, 2015 by Smiti Mittal
Iran continues to attract global interest in its largely under-developed renewable energy sector.
According to the Iranian news agency, Mehr, the Iran Energy Ministry has recently signed a deal with a German company to build 1,250 MW of solar power plants in the Tehran province.
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This deal is a part of Iranian’s government goal to install 5 GW of renewable capacity by 2020. The implementation of 500 MW wind energy capacity and 100 MW biomass projects has already started.
Several foreign companies are looking to invest in largely un-tapped renewable energy market of Iran. A consortium of Iranian, Indian and South Korean companies aims to set up an energy park in the Khuzestan province in a $10 billion project consisting of 1 GW of solar power capacity. Also, German companies are expected to begin building wind farms in Iran from next year.
So, instead of a nuclear Iran it looks like we are going to see an Iran that is increasingly powered by renewable energy as the sanctions are dropped and renewable energy powerhouses bring both expertise and financing to Iran. Without the good faith and patience of President Obama, President Rouhani, and the other nations involved in the talks, this would not have been possible.
Remember how candidate Obama was attacked in the 2008 election for saying that he would talk to Iran? I, for one, am thankful that he kept his promise. And so is the planet.