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17 Water , Power Projects Inaugurated in 3 Regions

EghtesadOnline: Seventeen power and water projects worth $23 million were inaugurated in three provinces on Tuesday. One is in Tehran, eight in the northeastern Golestan Province and eight in Ilam in the west, the Energy Ministry news portal Paven reported.
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Publish Date:09/December/2020 | 16:10

Rainfall in Catchment Areas Is Down 45%

EghtesadOnline: Precipitation in Iran's six main catchment areas has decreased 45% since the beginning of the current water year that started on Sept. 22.
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Publish Date:22/November/2020 | 13:47

Pandemic: Latest Threat to Water Sector

EghtesadOnline: The coronavirus has pushed the pause button on industries around the world and helped in curbing pollution in all its manifestations.
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Publish Date:16/November/2020 | 15:00

Hormozgan Desalination Capacity Is on Fast Track

EghtesadOnline: In the past five years desalination capacity in southern Hormozgan Province has increased six fold, managing director of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company said.
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Publish Date:08/November/2020 | 13:32

Persian Gulf Water Reaches Kerman

EghtesadOnline: The first phase of a project to supply water from the Persian Gulf to Kerman Province went on stream on Thursday, head of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) said.
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Publish Date:07/November/2020 | 15:37

Tehran Supplying Water to Semnan’s Dry Rural Districts

EghtesadOnline: A water supply project in Sorkheh County, Semnan Province, became operational on Monday, Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company (an Abfa subsidiary) managing director said.
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Publish Date:04/November/2020 | 16:33

Tehran Water Distribution Improving

EghtesadOnline: Two water projects were inaugurated Thursday in Tehran Province to enhance water quality and increase supply in the ever-expanding metropolis, director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) said.
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Publish Date:31/October/2020 | 13:12

Tehran Water Treatment Capacity Rising

EghtesadOnline: To further improve potable water quality and curb land subsidence in Tehran Province, the first phase of a water treatment plant is complete and will become operational soon, director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa).
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Publish Date:27/October/2020 | 24:18

Power Plant in South Tehran Is a Handicap

EghtesadOnline: The average volume of water used to produce electricity in Besat Combined-Cycle Power Plant in south Tehran is 45 times above other power stations in the capital.
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Publish Date:10/October/2020 | 16:21

Glimmer of Hope For Urmia Lake Revival

EghtesadOnline: Effective programs have been implemented to revive the troubled Urmia Lake and environment officials in East and West Azarbaijan province hope Iran’s largest inland body of water should reach its ecological level (1,274 meters above sea level) by 2025.
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Publish Date:10/October/2020 | 16:17

Desalination Still in Its Infancy

EghtesadOnline: Desalinated water accounts for a meager 0.1% of the total annual water consumption in Iran while in some neighboring countries like Saudi Arabia it is 70%.
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Publish Date:04/October/2020 | 13:07

Water Demand in Tehran Intensifies

EghtesadOnline: Potable water consumption in Tehran Province jumped to 626 million cubic meters in the last water year that ended on Sep 22, managing director of Tehran Regional Water Company said.
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Publish Date:25/September/2020 | 20:22

Groundwater Extraction a Serious Cause for Concern

EghtesadOnline: On average 50 billion cubic meters of water is extracted from almost 500,000 authorized wells per year, resulting in huge water deficits in most plains, director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa).
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Publish Date:23/September/2020 | 20:28

Mining Sector’s Water Consumption Untenable

EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Research Center, the research arm of the parliament, says how average amount of water used to produce metals, namely gold and copper, in Iran is five times above international norms.
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Publish Date:17/August/2020 | 11:41

Agro Sector Gobbles Up 91% of Water

EghtesadOnline: An estimated 90% of the renewable water resources in Markazi Province is consumed in the agriculture sector, managing director of Markazi Regional Water Company said.
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Publish Date:06/August/2020 | 18:37

Desalination Spreads as Water Stress Rises

EghtesadOnline: Eight provinces in Iran will be provided seawater after desalination, the deputy minister for water and wastewater affairs at the Energy Ministry said.
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Publish Date:22/July/2020 | 10:30

Desalination Spreads as Water Stress Rises

EghtesadOnline: Eight provinces in Iran will be provided seawater after desalination, the deputy minister for water and wastewater affairs at the Energy Ministry said.
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Publish Date:22/July/2020 | 10:30

Yazd Water Deficit Worsens

EghtesadOnline: Agriculture accounts for 83% of the water used in the arid Yazd Province, head of the provincial water company said.
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Publish Date:19/July/2020 | 15:56

Isfahan Steelmaker Wakes Up to Worsening Water Crisis

EghtesadOnline: To reduce demand for fresh water in the arid province of Isfahan, an agreement was signed on Tuesday between the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) and Isfahan Steel Company, Iran's biggest producer of structural steel, head of the water company said.
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Publish Date:01/July/2020 | 24:58