The necessity of developing a comprehensive road map to complete the value chain of solar panels.
Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, in a think tank meeting with the deputies and representatives of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, the Ministry of Energy and the Central Bank, emphasizing the need to carefully examine the capabilities and requirements for the development of the value chain of solar panels in Israel, the decision must be made to enter the various chains. Economic justification, strategic needs, technological capabilities and internal capabilities.
At this meeting, Hossein Afshin, referring to the report prepared on the state of the value chain of solar panel production and various possibilities for its development in the country, said: "Based on the president's order, we must examine with an expert opinion based on the economic, industrial and strategic reality, which parts of this chain the country should enter and which development model can best suit Iran's capabilities."
The Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, while emphasizing the role of the private sector in the development of this industry, said: "The government's approach is not to create and manage this chain directly, and its development should be done with the private sector as its center; however, in sectors where the private sector is unable to enter alone due to the scope of risk or the strategic support of the development companies, they can be considered high risk or strategic investment capacity. serve.
He added: At the same time, the state's resources are limited, and there should not be an opportunity to start a large number of parallel projects using public resources and foreign currency, but in the end they do not reach utilization. One of the main proposals is to examine the pooling of capabilities and move towards the formation of a consortium capable of implementing preferred projects.
Afshin said: If the state intends to make a strategic investment in this area, it must unite resources, mines, industrial capabilities, technological power and investments in a coherent framework and avoid dispersing projects.