TEHRAN- Concurrently with the 19th International Rail Transport Conference, three cooperation memoranda of understanding centered on building solar power plants on railway lands, supplying 36 fully battery-powered locomotives, and refurbishing 24 out-of-service locomotives were signed in the presence of the Minister of Transport and Urban Development and a group of officials and rail industry figures.
According to an IRNA report, concurrently with the 19th International Rail Transport Conference, three cooperation and investment MoUs aimed at developing renewable energy, supplying fully battery-powered locomotives, and modernizing the rail fleet were signed in the presence of Farzaneh Sadegh, Minister of Transport and Urban Development; Mohammad Reza Rezaei Kuchi, Chairman of the Civil Engineering Committee of the Parliament; Abbas Soufi, Vice Chairman of the Committee; and Mohsen Tarztalab, Deputy Minister of Energy.
These MOUs were concluded between the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways and a group of institutions, companies, and investment and technology groups active in renewable energy and rail technologies. Their main axes are clean energy development, attracting private-sector investment, fleet modernization, and increasing the operational capacity of locomotives.
The first MOU was signed between the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA).
