Tehran Aug 29 (IANS) Iran on Tuesday inaugurated its largest wind farm as part of its efforts to increase production of electricity from renewable sources.
The 18-turbine wind farm located in Tarom county in northern Iran has a nominal capacity of generating 61 megawatt hours of power annually Xinhua reported.
The wind farm built with latest technologies at a cost of around $101 million was financed by the National Development Fund of Iran the country s sovereign-wealth fund.
Iran has a comprehensive plan to harness renewable energy and streamline the country s energy mix which mainly relies on fossil fuel power stations.

--IANS qd