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Iran records decrease in dam water reserves

Oil&Gas 17 January 2022 10:16 (UTC +04:00)
Iran records decrease in dam water reserves

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 17

By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:

The water reserves of Iran's dams decreased by 27 percent, within the 115 days of the current water year in the country (September 23, 2021 through January 16, 2022), compared to the same period last Iranian year, an official of Iran Water Resources Management Company Firouz Ghasemzadeh said, Trend reports citing Iranian Energy Ministry.

According to the official, the water reserves of Iran's dams for the reporting period amounted to about 19.6 billion cubic meters.

He said that the inflow of water into the dams amounted to 6.99 billion cubic meters, which is a decrease of 29 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.

“At present, the capacity of the country's dams is about 50.5 billion cubic meters, of which 35 percent is full,” Ghasemzadeh added.

The official also noted that the water reserves of the dams in Khuzestan and Tehran provinces are much more than in other provinces. Currently, 43 percent of the dams in Iran's Khuzestan Province and 18 percent of the dams in Tehran Province are full.

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