TEHRAN – Iran inaugurated its largest rooftop solar power plant on Tuesday in the Chenaran industrial town of Khorasan Razavi Province, with a capacity of 4.5 megawatts, provincial officials said.

Javad Khodaei, senior adviser to the provincial governor and deputy head of the renewable energy task force, said the facility underscores the province’s leading role in Iran’s solar sector.

The rooftop plant, built by Alis Company, covers 90,000 square meters and was completed in six months with an investment of 16 trillion rials ($32 million), Khodaei said at the inauguration ceremony attended by the provincial governor.

“This project marks a new record in the scale and capacity of rooftop solar power plants in the country,” he said, adding that Khorasan Razavi had already hosted earlier record-setting rooftop facilities with capacities exceeding 2 megawatts.

Iran has been expanding renewable energy projects to diversify its power mix and curb reliance on fossil fuels. Officials say solar, particularly in provinces with high exposure like Khorasan Razavi, is central to those plans.

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