Power Industry Spokesman: Rooftop Solar Capacity Reaches 650 Megawatts

Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, deputy energy minister and spokesman for Iran's power industry, said on Saturday, 26 September 2026 (4 Mehr 1405), that rooftop solar capacity has grown from 170 megawatts at the start of the current (14th) government to 650 megawatts, against a target of 5,000 megawatts for these small plants. He said total renewable capacity has risen from 1,250 megawatts at the start of the government to more than 6,000 megawatts, with a plan to reach 12,000 megawatts by the end of the current Iranian year.

Rajabi Mashhadi said new rules on aggregators let small producers sell their output on the Iran Energy Exchange's green electricity board. He estimated the cost of building a 5-kilowatt plant at about 350 to 450 million tomans, assuming at most 90 million tomans per kilowatt, and said loans cover up to 80 percent of construction costs.