A meeting between Iranian and Saudi oil ministers on the sidelines of the OPEC conference in Vienna last week has generated new hopes for cooperation and convergence in the region after years of tensions.

Iran’s says its renewable power output in March was nearly double the amount reported in February.

Iran’s Energy Ministry announces new prices for purchasing renewable power from small generators.

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) of Iran says it has invited bids for the construction of 4,000 megawatts (MW) of solar power plants.

Biden claimed that Russia's war in Ukraine shows the shift to renewable energy is a matter of national security as well as vital to preventing global warming.  

As other types of renewable power generation become cheaper and more widespread, hydropower projects globally are coming under increasing scrutiny.