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IMF DOUBLES IRAN’S 2025 GROWTH FORECAST DESPITE 12-DAY WAR WITH ISRAEL
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has doubled its forecast for Iran’s economic growth in 2025 to 0.6 percent, up from 0.3 percent in its previous report, despite the economic and geopolitical fallout from a 12-day war between Iran and Israel earlier this year.According to the latest IMF report, Iran’s economy is expected to grow by 0.6 percent this year, marking a modest but notable revision upward continua a leggere
IRAN’S SMALL-SCALE POWER PLANT CAPACITY SURPASSES 1,550 MW AMID PUSH FOR DECENTRALIZED ENERGY
The combined generation capacity of Iran’s small-scale power plants has exceeded 1,550 megawatts this year, according to Zahra Esmaeilzadeh, head of the distributed generation and renewables project at Tavanir, the state-run electricity company.Esmaeilzadeh emphasized the critical role of small-scale thermal power plants in ensuring stable and localized electricity supply continua a leggere
IRAN FINISHING $80 MLN WATER DIVERSION PROJECT IN TEHRAN
Iran’s Energy Ministry is completing a massive project to transfer water from a dam located more than 140 kilometers to the northwest of Tehran to the capital city amid efforts to ease water shortage in the region continua a leggere
TPO URGES TRADE ENVOYS TO EXPAND MARKET SHARE FOR DOMESTIC GOODS ABROAD
The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has called on the country’s trade attachés to focus on increasing the market share of Iranian goods in target export destinations, emphasizing the importance of proactive market analysis and presence at key international events continua a leggere
NPC TO ADD 10M TONS TO PETROCHEMICAL OUTPUT BY MARCH 2026
Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) will bring 19 petrochemical projects online by the end of the current Iranian calendar year 1404 (March 2026), adding 10 million tons to its annual production capacity, a senior official said.Ahmad Jalilianfar, Director of Projects at NPC, said the new projects include both production units and feedstock supply developments continua a leggere
IRAN OPENS THIRD INFILL WELL TO RAISE GAS OUTPUT IN SOUTH PARS
Iran has opened another infill well in the South Pars gas field amid efforts to increase production from the field to respond to a growing demand for energy in the country continua a leggere
IMAM KHOMEINI AIRPORT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Speaking at a press conference, Saeed Chalandari told IRNA that one of the mandates of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development under Iran’s Seventh Development Plan is the transfer of airport operations to the private sector continua a leggere
IRAN RESUMES DOMESTIC, INTL. TRADE EXHIBITIONS AS CONDITIONS NORMALIZE
Iran will resume the regular schedule of domestic and international exhibitions now that conditions in the country have returned to normal, a senior official at the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said.Amir Roshanbakhsh Ghanbari, TPO’s Deputy for the Promotion of International Businesses, told state media that exhibition sites have been instructed to operate based on their original calendars, following the restoration of flight services and normalization of national conditions continua a leggere
MINISTER: 1,000 WATER, ELECTRICITY PROJECTS SET FOR INAUGURATION BY YEAR-END
Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi announced that 1,000 water and electricity projects will be inaugurated across the country by the end of the year (March 20, 2026), stating, “With the inauguration of solar power plants, 7,000 megawatts of electricity will be added to the national grid.”Speaking on Monday at the inauguration ceremony of water and electricity projects in southwestern Tehran, Aliabadi stated that the inauguration of these projects will add 4,000 megawatts to the country’s electricity generation capacity continua a leggere
QESHM ISLAND POSSESSES UNIQUE POTENTIAL IN DEVELOPING BLUE ECONOMY
Hamidreza Sadeghi, Director of Industry and Mine Affairs at the Qeshm Free Zone Organization, says Qeshm Island, located in southern Iran, has great potential to become the driving engine of the ongoing plans to develop blue economy continua a leggere
TEHRAN-ANKARA TRAIN TO BE LAUNCHED BY SUMMER END: RAI
Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railway (known as RAI) Jabar-Ali Zakeri announced the launch of the Tehran-Ankara train until the end of summer 1404 continua a leggere
67 URBAN WASTEWATER PROJECTS TO BE LAUNCHED BY END OF CURRENT ADMINISTRATION
Iran plans to bring 67 urban wastewater projects online by the end of the 14th administration, as part of efforts to expand the country’s sewage infrastructure, the head of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company said continua a leggere
AGRICULTURE SECTOR GROWS 3.2% IN A YEAR, TRADE BALANCE IMPROVES BY $3B
Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture plans to roll out smart irrigation systems across nearly 20,000 hectares of farmland this year, pending budget approval, a senior official said, as the country intensifies efforts to boost water efficiency in the face of ongoing drought conditions.Fariborz Abbasi, director of the modern irrigation systems program at the Ministry’s Water and Soil Department, said the target hinges on funding allocations and final coordination with the national Planning and Budget Organization continua a leggere
SOUTH PARS REFINERY BEGINS MAJOR OVERHAUL TO BOOST EFFICIENCY, SAFETY
The fifth refinery of Iran’s South Pars Gas Complex has begun a major overhaul aimed at improving operational efficiency, enhancing safety, and maximizing the use of domestic expertise and materials, the complex announced.Kambiz Sefati, director of the refinery, said the scheduled maintenance for the Iranian calendar year 1404 (starting March 2025) began on July 22 and will continue through August 9 continua a leggere
IRAN’S AVIATION SECTOR NEEDS 200 PLANES
Speaking during a ceremony honoring Hajj 1404 service workers, CAO head Hussein Pourfarzaneh stated that Iraq had previously raised technical objections regarding the use of MD aircraft. However, following multiple technical meetings between the two countries, he confirmed that those issues have now been resolved and the aircraft will be cleared for use during Arbaeen operations.“Previously, we hadn’t planned to rely on the MD fleet due to those objections continua a leggere
SOUTH PARS GAS PRODUCTION INCREASES 5M CUBIC METERS THIS YEAR
Gas production at the South Pars Gas Field increases five million cubic meters per day as a result of putting into operation three wells continua a leggere
