The Managing Director of Iran's power generation, transmission, and distribution company (Tavanir) stated that the country's energy sector is transforming from traditional systems to more advanced and sustainable models, especially under critical and sensitive conditions.
According to IRNA, Mohammad Alladad, during a meeting on water and energy in Zanjan province, presented a comprehensive analysis of strategies for the sustainability and viability of the national energy system in crisis situations, taking into account recent experience (war), emphasizing that grid stability is not only a technical necessity but also a vital element of national security.
Alladad noted that given the vast scale of the country's energy network—over a million kilometers of lines and 910,000 transmission and superdistribution substations—centralized control is insufficient. He stated that the transition to 'decentralized and resilient management' at facilities, substations, and power plants is an inevitable requirement.
Referring to the results of assessing the network's situation when facing threats, he reported that the country has demonstrated continuous grid stability for twenty-three consecutive years, even when the adversary launched direct strikes against energy infrastructure.
Highlighting the scale of the damage, Alladad reported that over two thousand energy network facilities were hit, and 4,500 megawatts of capacity, primarily belonging to private power plants, were destroyed.
The Managing Director of Tavanir continued that despite this level of destruction, the energy system managed to maintain its stability due to its inherently designed structure, the absence of centralization at power plants, and the implementation of intelligent management, which became the foundation of the country's stability.
Speaking about the resilience of dispatch centers (network control centers), he mentioned that during the attack on South Pars, crisis management was executed in less than 10 minutes. Rapid response and technical measures, including switching power plant fuel from gas to liquid and intelligent load reduction, prevented the collapse of the national gas and electricity grids.
Alladad added that this experience showed that dispatch centers are a key element of crisis management, and strengthening these centers is directly linked to maintaining the integrity of the national network.
Regarding the measures taken in 'Zanjan regional power supply,' he noted that these actions align with the macro-strategy of 'enhanced resilience.' He emphasized that the opening of new centers in Zanjan symbolizes the practical implementation of this strategy, whose goal is more precise control, decentralized management, and increasing the network's reliability coefficient in the face of potential future threats.
The head of the Iranian Trade Promotion Organization announced the development of a new roadmap for significant growth in non-resource exports, emphasizing the strategic necessity of transitioning from exporting raw materials and semi-finished products to finished goods with high added value.
According to the TPO's Public Relations Department, this meeting was organized to clarify the new structures for guild participation in the international supply chain and to study operational solutions to eliminate administrative, currency, and regulatory obstacles faced by guild exporters.
Highlighting the structural problem of the country's trade balance from a qualitative perspective, the head of the TPO stated that one of the fundamental and problematic tasks of foreign trade is the low average value of exported goods compared to imported ones. Currently, the average value of a ton of exported goods is about 300 US dollars, while for imported goods, this figure reaches approximately 2000 US dollars.
This significant gap indicates the persistence of a traditional approach and the country's dependence on raw material sales. He added that to strengthen Iran's position in the global value chain, most non-resource exports are concentrated in primary industries such as the steel chain, iron ore, pellets, and ingots, whose marketing and sale do not possess scientific trading complexity due to the nature of the raw materials.
In contrast, guilds involved in the production and distribution of finished and consumer goods, such as furniture, operate differently.
According to IRNA, Mohsen Taraztalab, during a visit to solar power plants in western Golestan, reported that since the beginning of the fourth government's term, about 4500 megawatts of new capacity have been added to the country's energy system. Furthermore, the renewable energy capacity has increased from 1250 megawatts to approximately 5800 megawatts.
He continued that according to the plan, by the end of the first half of the current year (September 20), the capacity of renewable power plants will reach 7000 megawatts, and by the end of the year (March 2027), it will reach 12,000 megawatts, and achieving this goal requires securing the necessary financial resources.
The head of SATBA, commenting on the progress of solar projects in Golestan, stated that a private solar power plant in the city of Gonbad-e Kavus is in the final stages of construction; part of its capacity will be connected to the national grid within the next 20 days, and the entire station's capacity by September 11.
Taraztalab specified that about 140 people are currently working on this project, and efforts are being made to bring the station into full operation within a maximum of one and a half months.
He named the development of household solar power plants as one of the government's priorities and noted that limitations in financial resources have reduced the ability to provide benefits simultaneously to all applicants. However, SATBA is working to secure low-interest subsidies for the development of these stations by creating a project fund and utilizing its resources.
The Deputy Minister of Energy stated that applicants who have the necessary permits, contracts, grid connection approvals, and corresponding physical progress will be directed to banks to obtain subsidies, which will activate public participation in the development of solar power plants.
During his visit to the solar power plants in western Golestan, Taraztalab assessed the progress of the province's 3, 30, and 64 megawatt projects as favorable. He added that thanks to the work of these projects, the share of clean energy in Golestan's energy supply will increase, and part of the province's needs will be met through solar energy generation.
