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Law on Removing Obstacles for Power Industry Development.

Country/Territory
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Document type
Legislation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Authorization/permit Royalties/fees Governance International trade Renewable energy Sustainable development
Geographical area
Asia, Caspian Sea, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Southern Asia
Abstract

By this Law, the powers of the Ministry of Energy and its subsidiary companies is maintained and even strengthened in various governance and management affairs of the electricity industry. While the burden of the Ministry of Energy's obligations in supplying electricity has been clearly reduced. Article 3 provides that the resources resulting from the implementation of this Law would be used for the costs of electricity production and supply, support for the development of technologies required by the electricity industry and plans for optimization and modification of the energy consumption pattern and the completion of half-finished plans. This Law amends as well the electricity sales tariffs to all types of subscribers. This Law permits as well export of electricity, specially from renewable resources, for the private sector after ensuring that the supply of domestic electricity according to the annual announcement plan is secured. The Law contains 19 Articles.

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