Iran inaugurates its largest wind farm

Tehran : 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.