BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 1
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
A total of 26 water and electricity facilities will be launched in the West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan and Mazandaran provinces of Iran today on December 31, Trend reports citing Ministry of Energy of Iran.
According to the report, 27.6 trillion rials (about $657 million) have been spent on the facilities to be launched in Iran.
"So, 4 facilities will be launched in Iran's West Azerbaijan Province, 3 in Ardabil Province, 9 in Isfahan Province and 10 in Mazandaran Province," the report said.
One of the most important facilities is the Kani Sib reservoir in the West Azerbaijan Province. This reservoir has a capacity of 220 million cubic meters.
According to the report, 5 trillion rials (about $119 million) was spent on the construction of the water reservoir. The reservoir will transport annually 550 million cubic meters of water to Lake Urmia.