Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi announced that the first Iranian-made wind turbine, with a capacity of 2 megawatts, had been connected to the national electricity grid in Iran.
Mehr News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS, quoted the minister as explaining that work on stabilising the turbine’s operation is nearing its final stages, and he expressed his hope that it would reach its full rated capacity in the coming days, thereby helping to strengthen the country’s energy capabilities.
According to the minister, connecting the turbine to the national electricity grid is not merely the completion of a single project but lays the foundations for the design and production of wind turbines with greater capacity and higher electricity output within Iran.
The wind turbine was designed and manufactured entirely by Iranian specialists, with the country’s climatic conditions taken into account during its development.
Other BRICS countries are also seeing an expansion in wind energy projects and the development of related technologies.
In China, the world’s first floating offshore wind platform, designed to accommodate a single 16-megawatt turbine, has been launched and is set to operate in the Lufeng fields in the South China Sea. The platform is expected to generate around 54 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, whilst reducing carbon dioxide emissions by around 35,000 tonnes each year, according to CGTN, a partner of TV BRICS.
In Russia, the “Novolakskaya” wind farm has come online in the Republic of Dagestan with a total capacity of 300 megawatts. The plant comprises 120 turbines, each with a capacity of 2.5 megawatts, and is expected to generate around 879 million kilowatt-hours annually, providing electricity to approximately 240,000 households and enhancing the sustainability of the region’s energy system, according to the ministry’s website.
Egypt, for its part, is moving towards localising its wind energy industry in parallel with expanding its generation capacity. The country has signed a memorandum of understanding to establish its first domestic wind turbine factory, alongside the construction of a 2,000-megawatt power station in the northern Gulf of Suez region, as part of plans to increase the local content in renewable energy projects and enhance energy security, according to Sada El-Balad, a partner of TV BRICS, citing an official statement.