Azerbaijan, Shamkir, 14 March /corr. Trend G.Ragifgizi / Turkish Company Temel Su completed devising a project on construction of a new water reservoir in Azerbaijan's district of Shemkir. The cost of the project is AZN 400mln, the Head of Irrigation Systems Department of Shemkir, Mammad Emirov said.
With the help of the reservoir, having a capacity of 180mln cu.m of water, the territories of more than 40,000 ha in Shamkir, Samukh, Goranboy and Khanlar district will be irrigated.
According to Emirov, funds for the construction of the water reservoir will be allocated by the Public budget. The costumer of the project is Melioration and Water Economy JSC of Azerbaijan. The reservoir will be constructed by Turkish company Cingiz Insaat.
"An electric power station, with a capacity of 36 MWt, will be constructed near the reservoir," Emirov said.
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