TEHRAN- Some 5,317 electricity projects are scheduled to be inaugurated in the country on the occasion of Ten-Day Dawn (February 1-10, marking the victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution), Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian announced.

The minister said that 278.4 trillion rials (about $5.8 billion) investment has been made for implementation of these projects, Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.

The official mentioned seven power plant projects with the capacity of 723 megawatts and 43 renewable energy projects with the capacity of 183 megawatts as some of the projects.

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