Renewable Energy Project Development
End-to-end project development for solar, wind, and small-hydro projects under SATBA's renewable-energy framework.
Iran has world-class solar resource across the central plateau and strong wind regimes along the eastern corridor. SATBA (the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization) administers a 20-year power-purchase framework that has supported more than 1 GW of installed renewable capacity. We take projects from site selection through PPA execution, EPC procurement, and commissioning.
What’s Included
Site Identification
Resource assessment, land availability, and grid-connection screening.
- Solar & wind resource
- Land availability
- Grid screening
- Land-use compatibility
- Access logistics
Permitting
Construction, environmental, and grid-connection permits.
- Construction permit
- Environmental approval
- Grid-connection agreement
- Land allocation
- Water-use permit
PPA Execution
SATBA power-purchase agreement negotiation and currency-linkage structuring.
- Tariff modelling
- FX linkage
- Deemed-energy clauses
- Curtailment compensation
- Step-in rights
EPC Procurement
EPC contractor selection, tender management, and contract negotiation.
- Pre-qualification
- Tender management
- EPC contract
- Performance guarantees
- Liquidated damages
Financing
Sponsor equity, local debt, and Murabaha facility arrangement.
- Sponsor equity
- Local-bank debt
- Murabaha facilities
- Equipment financing
- Insurance package
Construction & O&M
Owner's engineer, construction supervision, and long-term O&M setup.
- Owner's engineer
- Construction supervision
- Commissioning
- O&M contract
- Performance reporting
How We Engage
Site Selection
Identify and secure viable sites with bankable resource data.
Permitting
Obtain all construction, environmental, and grid permits.
PPA & Finance
Sign the SATBA PPA and close project finance.
Construction
Procure EPC and supervise construction to commissioning.
Operation
Run long-term O&M and PPA administration.
Develop a Renewable Project in Iran
Move from prospect to commissioned plant under the SATBA framework with experienced project developers.
From site qualification to SATBA PPA signing
SATBA's 20-year PPA framework underpins Iran's solar and wind build-out. We run developers from site identification through environmental clearance to financial close.
What you receive
Engagement timeline
Packages & indicative fees
Pre-feasibility for a single site.
- Resource assessment
- Grid pre-screen
- Land status
- Go/no-go memo
End-to-end development to PPA signing.
- Permits & EIA
- Land closing
- PPA negotiation
- EPC RFP
- Lender pack
Co-development with construction-equity option.
- Joint SPV
- EPC oversight
- Operations setup
- O&M contracting
- Exit planning
Fees are indicative ranges for typical scopes. Final proposal is fixed after a scoping call.
Mini case study
Challenge
Develop a 50 MW solar PV project in Yazd province to bankable SATBA PPA with FIPPA-protected equity.
Outcome
PPA signed at 0.082 EUR/kWh, EIA cleared in 14 weeks, EUR 38m capex financed via regional syndicate, FIPPA wrap in place at FID.
Frequently asked questions
World-class resource, 20-year PPAs, real bankability questions
Iran offers exceptional solar irradiance across the central plateau and consistent wind regimes along the eastern corridor. SATBA administers a 20-year PPA framework with IRR-denominated tariffs indexed to FX. We take projects from site through PPA to commissioning, and structure the financing in line with current banking realities.
Bankable site selection
Resource assessment with WMO-class met masts where wind is in scope, plus grid-connection screening and land-tenure verification before any capex.
PPA negotiation
Tariff modelling, FX-indexation clauses, deemed-energy and curtailment compensation — the levers that make a SATBA PPA truly bankable.
Realistic financing
Sponsor equity blended with Iranian-bank Murabaha and equipment financing, sized to current correspondent-banking realities.
Frequently asked questions
How are SATBA tariffs paid given current FX volatility?+
Tariffs are denominated in IRR but indexed to a basket of foreign currencies. The PPA contains an adjustment formula that re-prices monthly invoices to the reference FX rate, materially reducing FX risk for sponsors.
Can foreign sponsors hold 100% of the project?+
Yes — renewable generation is not subject to foreign-ownership restriction. FIPPA registration protects the inbound investment and preserves repatriation rights for dividends and capital.
What grid-connection guarantees does SATBA provide?+
The PPA includes deemed-energy compensation for SATBA-driven curtailment above a threshold. Grid-driven curtailment is shared per a defined formula. We model this carefully into the financial case.
How long does the full development cycle take?+
Twelve to twenty-four months from site control to commissioning for a utility-scale solar project. Wind is longer due to met-mast campaigns.