The whole national power grid, including power plants, transmission substations and distribution networks, is functioning under tremendous pressure and this has put the entire system on the…
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The second phase of Hamedan Wastewater Treatment Plant, including a sludge treatment unit, has become operational, the managing director of Hamedan Province Water and Wastewater Company said.
To establish the first regional water market in Iran for alleviating scarcity, an agreement was concluded with the private sector in Khorasan Razavi Province on Monday. The deal was signed…
The production of different grades of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) products at Shahid Tondgouyan Petrochemical Company in Khuzestan Province exceeded 106,000 tons in the third month of the…
The polymer industry accounts for 2.2% of Iran’s non-oil exports, while the installed capacity for polymer products is more than 20 million tons, of which only 5 million tons are produced per…
The National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran will not allow Tehran Municipality to tap into underground resources in the sprawling capital for watering parks and greenspaces,…
Close to 463 million kilowatt hours of electricity were generated from alternative energy sources in the first three months of the fiscal 2021-22, which help curb both water and fossil fuel…
Imam Khomeini Shazand Oil Refinery and the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry signed a contract for the production of needle coke, which will render Iran self-sufficient in the production…
Petrochemical plants use $275 million worth of catalysts annually, a majority of which is produced locally, managing director of the National Petrochemical Company said. “The key industry needs…
The next oil minister should help boost exports and restore Iran’s lost market share, which has been damaged by US sanctions, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said after the 181st Meeting of…
Oil prices rose roughly 2% on Thursday on indications that OPEC+ producers could increase output more slowly than expected in coming months, while rising global fuel demand causes supply to…
Oil prices on Wednesday extended the previous day's small gains after an industry report showed US crude stockpiles fell last week, overriding trader and investor concerns about transportation…
Bu-Ali Sina and Arvand petrochemical companies in Mahshahr, Khuzestan Province, are moving ahead with projects to raise their production capacity. The former is building a paraxylene production…
The supply of gasoline, diesel and other oil derivatives across the country is continuing normally and there are no worries in this regard, the head of the National Iranian Oil Products…
Iran’s electricity consumption reached an unprecedented record of 64,046 megawatts on Tuesday, the highest since keeping records started nearly a century ago. The new record comes as high…
Although agriculture and industries account for more than 90% of water consumed in Iran, the two water-intensive sectors are still lagging way behind when it comes to wastewater recycling and…
The National Petrochemical Company plans to raise its production capacity to 133 million tons per year by 2025 and to do so, it has devised 48 projects that need an investment of $30 billion,…
Oil prices hit and then recoiled from highs last seen in October 2018 on Monday, as investors eyed the outcome of this week's OPEC+ as the United States and Iran wrangle over the revival of a…
To help meet rising power demand, electricity imports from neighboring states, including Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia, have approached 700 megawatts per day in the last three weeks.
Petrochemical production in the first three months of the fiscal 2021-22 reached 16.5 million tons, director of Production Control Department at the National Petrochemical Company said.
The water level of Urmia Lake is currently 1,271.16 meters, which is 60 centimeters lower than last year’s level, the head of Urmia Lake Catchment Area said.
The project to build a new pipeline to transfer water from Nahand Dam to Tabriz, capital city of East Azarbaijan Province, has registered 95% progress, managing director of the provincial…
Tight natural gas supply and a rebound in electricity consumption have combined to push thermal coal prices to the highest in a decade and insufficient rainfall in China has contributed to the…
The replacement of dilapidated gas turbine in 52-year-old Besat Thermal Power Plant in southern Tehran with a domestically-manufactured F-class gas turbine will help curb water consumption by 95…
Sixteen petrochemical projects worth approximately $17 billion are being developed by the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company. The initiatives will help complete the value chain…
