Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization, also called SATBA, last week opened a 150-MW solar cell and module production facility near the city of Khomein, Khomeyn County in Markazi Province.
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Dec. 23 saw the inauguration of a new solar cell factory in the city of Khomeini, according to the Iranian government's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization. The factory, operated by Tehran headquartered company Mana Energy Pak, will be among the first in the region to produce silicon solar cells.
What is Iran's first solar cell factory?
The factory, operated by Tehran headquartered company Mana Energy Pak, will be among the first in the region to produce silicon solar cells. Officals and media attended the opening of Iran's first solar cell factory, operated by Mana Energy Pak, on Dec. 23.
What will satba's new solar plant do for Iran?
According to SATBA, further phases already under construction will increase the factory's PV module capacity to 1.5GW by the end of 2023. The factory will be the first in Iran or the wider Middle East region to produce silicon solar cells.
At present, a 250 KW power plant in Shiraz and also a 1,000 KW power plant in Tehran are under construction. Establishment of solar power plants especially in Tehran, Yazd, Semnan and Shiraz has been studied.
The factory will be the first in Iran or the wider Middle East region to produce silicon solar cells. Though several countries in the region have made big steps in developing renewable energy projects, and there has been some appetite for local manufacturing, this has so far not grown beyond a few module assembly facilities.
Last week saw the opening of a 150MW silicon cell production line close to the city of Khomeini in western Iran. An announcement from the government's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) states that the factory was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Iran's Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian, and other officials.