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Iran shares data on water reserves of country’s dams

Oil&Gas Materials 28 March 2022 09:12 (UTC +04:00)
Iran shares data on water reserves of country’s dams
Elnur Baghishov
Elnur Baghishov
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 27. The water reserves of Iran's dams decreased by 14.8 percent, within the 185 days of the current water year in the country (September 23, 2021, through March 26, 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.

The official said that the water reserves of Iran's dams for the reporting period amounted to about 24.8 billion cubic meters.

Ghasemzadeh noted that the inflow of water into the country’s dams amounted to 17.4 billion within the mentioned period, which is a decrease of 6.9 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.

According to him, due to the fact that snowfall has doubled this year, compared to the same period last year, water inflows are expected to increase in the coming months.

The official also added that currently, 24 percent of the dams in Iran's Isfahan Province, 20 percent in Tehran Province, 62 percent in Lake Urmia in West Azerbaijan Province, and 55 percent in Khuzestan Province are full.

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