German firm ABO Wind has started constructing a 1.3MW solar PV project at Saidabad, Semnan province, in northern Iran.
The project will use more than 4,100 PV modules and is due to come online by the end of the month.
“We are well on schedule with our first Iranian project,” said Florian Lüders, ABO Wind’s head of project development in new markets. “The solar park in Saidabad gives us important insight into the construction process in Iran. We are now well equipped for implementing larger wind and solar projects in the near future.”
ABO Wind opened an office in Tehran in early 2016 following the lifting of international sanctions. The firm is currently working on several other Iranian wind and solar parks.
“Iran offers excellent conditions for renewables. There is a lot of wind, the sun shines frequently, there are large potential areas and a state-guaranteed feed-in tariff fixed for 20 years,” added Lüders.