wiredInUSA April 2017

Wire industry on show Iranian renewables

Iran’s energy ministry has inaugurated a 55MW wind farm in the town of Takestan, in Qazvin province. Qazvin has the capacity to produce 4,000MW of combined wind and solar electricity. “Iranian MAPNA group of companies has invested over $92 million for the project, and the wind farm will be able to supply 15 percent of Iran’s electricity,” an Iranian energy ministry official was quoted as saying. Iranian energy minister Hamid Chitchian said that the new wind farm has 22 turbines, and that his country has already approved three billion dollars of foreign investments in Iran’s renewable energy resources.

Iran Wire, organized by the Iranian Aria Group conference and exhibition development company, will take place in Tehran from 5 th to 8 th December 2017. This year sees the fourth Iran Wire exhibition, said to be the only exhibition in Iran covering “the entire spectrum of wires, cables, tubes, pipes, profiles and related industries”. Messe Düsseldorf has responsibility for international exhibitor promotion and handling, exhibitor registration, stand design and overall operations. Full location and travel details can be found on the Iran Wire website.

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