Iran is in talks with several leading Chinese companies to develop solar power plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS) as part of its strategy to increase renewable energy capacity, a senior official from the Iran Power Generation, Transmission and. Iran is in talks with several leading Chinese companies to develop solar power plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS) as part of its strategy to increase renewable energy capacity, a senior official from the Iran Power Generation, Transmission and. Iran is in talks with several leading Chinese companies to develop solar power plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS) as part of its strategy to increase renewable energy capacity, a senior official from the Iran Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Company (Tavanir) announced. On September 22, Iranian official media disclosed that the country has signed a 7GW solar module supply contract with relevant Chinese parties. The financing will be provided through Iran's National Development Fund. The deal comes at a time when Iran is grappling with. Iran generates about 94 gigawatts of electricity annually from gas, petroleum, hydroelectric, and nuclear plants. / Tehran Times Iran is negotiating with several Chinese companies to develop solar power plants and battery energy storage systems as part of its efforts to boost renewable capacity.