World Eco Energy told AFP that it intends to generate 250MW of electricity a day by burning trash and by processing algae and salt as well as waste water into power.
Located in the southwestern province of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, the project is expected to create 600 to 700 jobs, of which 80% may go to local people.
World Eco Energy will offer equipment, machinery and technical expertise required for the project, which is expected to commence electricity generation in September 2014.
Iran, which has large amount of oil and gas reserves, is planning to expand its use of renewable energy with new projects.
In 2013, the country unveiled plans to build three new wind farms, each with a 350MW power capacity.
The entire wind farm power generation capacity in Iran was 120MW in October 2013 while the country’s total energy generation capacity remained at 68.38GW.
Iran is currently in the last phase of discussions with world powers on reaching an agreement to settle global concerns about its nuclear programme.
Image: World Eco Energy intends to generate 250MW of electricity a day in Iran by burning 1,500 tons of solid waste. Photo: Courtesy of David Castillo Dominici/FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
