the analysis of power relations and conflicts between actors in technological transition governance; Case study: renewable energies in Iran

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Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Faculty of management and accounting, allame tabatbae'i university

2 Faculty of Management and Accounting – Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

3 assistant professor at IROST

4 TSI

10.22104/jtdm.2025.7199.3369

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to answer the question that "what is the lock-in in the process of renewable energy transition in Iran from the perspective of power relations and conflicts between actors?". To answer this question, a socio-political framework for the analysis of the transition was extracted. Then, by conducting interviews, the process of transition towards renewable energies has been extracted and the lock-in of this transition have been explained.
The results show that different sources of power have been allocated to the market sector during different periods, and the government has been able to help this sector by strengthening the renewable energy market sector but these activities is not sufficient for this technological transition. By analyzing the conflicts between the actors of renewable energy and fossil fuels regime, it has been determined that despite the policies of market formation and strengthening of the market sector of renewables, there are still conflicts between the Actors of the market sector in the regime of fossil and renewable energies. These conflicts have been intensified due to the economic challenges caused by Iran's international relations and the restrictive structures of renewables (subsidized gas and electricity prices).

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Journal of Technology Development Management

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 21 October 2025

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  • Receive Date: 01 November 2024
  • Revise Date: 11 October 2025
  • Accept Date: 11 October 2025

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