Category: Technology
Over 130,000 public transport vehicles to become dual-fuel_thumbnail

TEHRAN – The Director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC)’s compressed natural gas (CNG) programs Mohammad-Hossein Baqeri has said that 132,000 public transport vehicles are going to become dual-fueled across the country. The mentioned vehicles are going to become dual-fuel under the framework of a program launched back in May 2020, […]

250 industrial projects with over 60% progress to be completed by Mar. 2022_thumbnail

TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry plans to complete 250 important industrial projects with over 60 percent physical progress by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2022). According to the Industry Ministry’s programs for the current year, pioneering projects including steel sheet production units and knowledge-based projects are the […]

Mining sector records annual positive trade balance_thumbnail

TEHRAN – Iranian mining industry has registered a $4.271 billion positive trade balance in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), according to the Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry data. Based on the mentioned data, some 55.124 million tons of minerals and mining industry products worth $7.682 billion were exported in the previous […]

Tens of Millions of Dollars of Investment on Research and Development by SNOWA_thumbnail

As Iranian companies experience growth and development among countless challenges, the strategies outlined today for the future will play an important role in the quality of presence in the future. In the meantime, forward-looking investment in research and development is a key parameter. Tens of Millions of Dollars of Investment on Research and Development by […]

COVIRAN starts third clinical trial_thumbnail

TEHRAN – COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first coronavirus vaccine made by Iranian researchers, started the third phase of the human trial by being administrated to 20,000 people. Minoo Mohraz, head of COVIRAN BAREKAT’s clinical trials, received the first vaccine on Sunday. The vaccine was unveiled on December 29, 2020, and started to be mass-produced on March […]

Combined cycle power plants’ output reaches new record high_thumbnail

TEHRAN – The electricity generated by Iran’s combined cycle power plants increased by 20 percent in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20) compared to the preceding year, reaching over 158 million megawatt-hours (MWh), IRNA reported. Iran has been turning its thermal power plans into combined cycle plants in order to reduce greenhouse […]

Iraqi electricity minister to visit Tehran for talks_thumbnail

Ahmad Mousa al-Abadi told state Iraqi television that the main axis of the agenda of the  Iraqi electricity minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush is to supply gas to Iraq’s power plants. He pointed out that the Iraqi Minister of Electricity will confer with the Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran on exporting gas to Iraq and […]

Iran’s Ghazi wins 2 medals at World Innovation Tournament_thumbnail

Koushki said that Ghazi received a bronze medal with the project “Smart Hospital” at the World Innovation Tournament in Africa. She won a silver medal at the tournament with the project “Intelligent Robot against COVID-19” , he added. He noted that the team of Iranian inventions in the world tournaments of Tesla’s top innovations and the ARCA competitions in Croatia […]

President inaugurates national agricultural projects_thumbnail

Over 8,000 billion tomans have been invested in the projects which are mostly on fisheries and water supply. The agricultural projects were inaugurated through a video conference due to the pandemic. Every week, the president opens several important projects on petrochemicals, oil, industry, tourism, sports, infrastructure, development and health to follow the strategy of “Surge […]

60% enrichment carried important political messages, says parliament speaker_thumbnail

TEHRAN– Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, spoke on Sunday about the 60% uranium enrichment and the sabotage act at Natanz, suggesting that the sabotage must be responded “at the right time”. Noting that enriching uranium up to 60% purity carried important political messages to the West, Ghalibaf said, “Iran’s enemies expected Iran’s […]

IAEA confirms Iran has started enriching 60% uranium_thumbnail

TEHRAN– The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday that Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium to 60 percent fissile purity at the nuclear plant in Natanz, confirming earlier statements by Iranian officials. “The Agency today verified that Iran had begun the production of UF6 enriched up to 60%… at the (above-ground) […]

448 solar farms set up in South Khorasan in 4 years_thumbnail

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 448 solar farms have been established in South Khorasan province, in the east of Iran, during the past four years. Alireza Pouzeshi, the director of the projects for renewable energy and reducing powers loses in the power distribution company of the province, put the capacity of the mentioned […]

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