The first phase of a 25-megawatt wind farm in Khaf County in Khorasan Razavi Province is to be completed by the private sector in summer, spokesman of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (Satba) said.
“Located about 300 kilometers southeast of Mashhad, the installation of 10 turbines each with a capacity of 2.5 MW of power is complete and the wind power plant will be synchronized with the national grid soon,” Jafar Mohammad-Nejad Sigaroudi was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
An undertaking of the private sector (Saba Power and Energy Group), the farm is expected to extend further by the yearend, he added.
Sigaroudi said not only will the plant help stabilize power supply in the underprivileged region, but also contribute to the economic upliftment of people in the region.
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