Iran pledges to boost renewable energy capacity
Official announces plan to build 2,000MW of new capacity
BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen, 21 Jan 2010
Iran may have the world's most hazardous energy policy, with its plans to build nuclear power plants risking the onset of global conflagration, but the country is also quietly pursuing a far less controversial strategy that could see it become a major player in the Middle East's emerging renewable energy sector.
Speaking over the weekend, Iran's deputy minister for electricity Abbas Aliabadi told attendees at a preparatory meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency that the country was committed to significantly increasing its renewable energy capacity.
According to Reuters' reports, Aliabadi said the Iranian government was pursuing plans to build 2,000MW of renewable energy capacity over the next five years.
He added that the country already had 8,500MW of hydroelectric capacity and 130MW of wind energy capacity.
"Iran, though an oil-exporting country, is determined to be an important partner in global efforts of human societies to achieve sustainable energy systems," he said.
He added that private companies had already signed contracts to build more than 600MW of biomass systems and 500MW of new wind energy developments.
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