Iran on Thursday inaugurated a new hydroelectric power plant that will raise the country's hydropower generation capacity to around 12,000 MW.
Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian inaugurated the hydropower plant at Roodbar Dam, in Aligoudarz, in the western province of Lorestan.
He said that with the inauguration of the plant, the country's total hydropower generation capacity will reach 11,804 MW.
Highlighting the ministry's policy to diversify energy sources and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, Chitchian said good progress has been made in developing renewable energies by establishing hydropower and solar power plants.
Last month, Iran opened its largest solar plant in an area of 20 hectares near the central city of Isfahan. The plant, developed in cooperation with a Greek company, can generate 10 megawatts of electricity annually.
