Iran to develop alternate energy sources

Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said at the 2nd conference on Wind Energy yesterday that the Islamic Republic will use its science potential to develop wind power plants, Iran.ru reports.

He noted that Iran had started production of 660-KW wind turbines and will soon launch production of 2.5-MW turbines. Chitchian pointed out the Sistan and Baluchestan as a province with great wind potential. The minister emphasized that the government had prepared a set of programs to produce energy from renewable sources.