The company claims that work has already begun to prepare the site with work to begin in earnest this autumn.

According to Planet in Green, it has agreed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Iranian renewable energy organisation (SUNA).

�We are pleased to come to this contractual agreement together with our Iranian expert and partner Amir Alayary,� said Claus Preuss, managing director, Planet in Green. Preuss also confirmed to PV Tech that the PPA tariff is set at�IRR3200/kWh (US$0.105kWh) and said further details on the project would be announced in due course.

�This is a good start, and as our interest in Iranian projects is high we consider to develop additional, but smaller projects of 10-20 MWp size,� he added.

The company is working with local firms to develop O&M teams and has pledged to integrate local expertise with its international supply chain partners.

By PV Tech