BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 4
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The renewable energy power plants in Iran generated about 172 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in the 6th month of the current Iranian year (August 23 through September 22, 2021), Trend reports citing the statistics of the Iranian Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization.
"As a result of the operation of these power plants in Iran for the 6th month, 49 million cubic meters of gas were saved during consumption of fossil fuels," the statistics said.
In addition, 38 million liters of water were saved in Iran as a result of the operation of the renewable energy power plants within the sixth month, the statistics said.
According to the statistics, with the operation of these power plants in Iran, the spread of 111,000 tons of CO2 gas was prevented within the mentioned month.
"Over the 6th month, the solar panel stations generated 455 megawatt-hours of electricity, wind turbines – 310 megawatt-hours, small hydropower plants – 104 megawatt-hours, waste heat recovery stations – 4 megawatt-hours, biomass stations – 10.5 megawatt-hours and turbo-expander – 19.2 megawatt-hours," the statistics said.
In general, 6.91 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated by renewable energy power plants in Iran by the end of the sixth month of the current Iranian year (September 22, 2021).
Also, the consumption of 1.96 billion cubic meters of gas, 1.52 billion liters of water were saved and the spread of 4.62 million tons of greenhouse gases (CO2) was prevented as a result of the operation of these power plants in Iran so far, the statistics said.
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