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Abfa: Wet Spells No Respite for Mounting Water Tension

EghtesadOnline: Fifteen wet months helped eased the water tension to some extent, but the respite will not last long, director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) said.
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Publish Date:23/June/2020 | 24:04

Tehran Water Use Alarming

EghtesadOnline: Daily water consumption in Tehran has reached 3.6 million cubic meters that is unprecedented in the history of the metropolis, managing director of Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company said at the weekend.
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Publish Date:21/June/2020 | 24:02

Iran's Rainfall and Dam Levels Low

EghtesadOnline: Average precipitation since the beginning of the current water year (Sept 23, 2019) until June 14, shows a 27-millimeter, or 8%, decline compared to the same period last year.
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Publish Date:16/June/2020 | 08:10

Plains Running Out of Fossil Water

EghtesadOnline: Estimates show Iran holds 500 billion cubic meters of fossil water, of which 300 bcm is fresh water.
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Publish Date:13/June/2020 | 07:37

Kani Sib Dam to Divert Water to Urmia Lake

EghtesadOnline: Kani Sib Dam project in Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan Province, as one of the sources to supply water to the troubled Urmia Lake, is near completion, head of Urmia Lake Restoration Program said.
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Publish Date:09/June/2020 | 11:58

Iran: 25% of Power Output in 2019 From Renewables

EghtesadOnline: Almost 25% of the electricity produced in the last fiscal (ended in March) was generated from renewable sources (steam, water, nuclear, wind and solar), chief executive officer of Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said.
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Publish Date:08/June/2020 | 08:20

Is Water Market a Panacea?

EghtesadOnline: Geological studies show water shortages in Iran will get worse due to waste and rising consumption.
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Publish Date:21/May/2020 | 08:53

Study Reveals Substantial Caspian Sea Water Loss

EghtesadOnline: Water loss in the earth's largest inland body of water has worsened substantially since 1995 and is expected to continue in the foreseeable future due to rising temperatures associated with climate change, head of the National Center for Research and Studies of the Caspian Sea, affiliated to the Energy Ministry Water Research Center (WRC) said.
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Publish Date:20/May/2020 | 07:08

Good Rainfall but Dams Deprived

EghtesadOnline: Despite the good torrential rains, the amount of water flowing into dams in Iran from the beginning of the current water year (Sept 2019) until February 28 declined 34% compared to the same period last year, director of the Department of Water Operations at Iran Water Resources Management Company said.
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Publish Date:07/March/2020 | 07:07

Lake Urmia Receiving 270 mcm of Water

EghtesadOnline: To help restore Lake Urmia, close to 270 million cubic meters of water will be gradually discharged into the troubled lake from four dams in West Azarbaijan Province over the next two months, head of Urmia Lake Restoration Project said.
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Publish Date:29/February/2020 | 07:26

Iran Gov’t Insists on Building Dams

EghtesadOnline: In the past dams were built with the aim of ensuring irrigation, power generation and supplying potable water. But now the attitude towards mega-dams has changed significantly, managing director of Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company said.
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Publish Date:19/February/2020 | 10:52

Treated Water : Last Option for Yazd Industries

EghtesadOnline: Yazd Regional Water Company annually draws one million cubic meters of water from groundwater sources to supply industries in Yazd Province, the company managing director said.
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Publish Date:17/February/2020 | 24:38

Isfahan Refinery Using Urban Sewage

EghtesadOnline: Isfahan Oil Refining Company's wastewater treatment unit has started operations to help address the water problems of the refinery, the managing director said.
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Publish Date:12/February/2020 | 10:38

Rainfall Above Long-Term Average

EghtesadOnline: Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23) almost 140 millimeters of rain fell in Iran, 22% above the long-term average, head of Weather Forecasting Office at Iran's Meteorological Organization said.
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Publish Date:08/February/2020 | 11:25

Water Mismanagement

EghtesadOnline: From official reports it is apparent the water authorities have failed to manage consumption in the country over the past ten decades.
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Publish Date:05/February/2020 | 11:51

Iran Firms Complete Overseas Power Projects Worth $4.6b

EghtesadOnline: Iranian companies involved in the water and power industries undertook 100 foreign projects in the last decade, overseas project manager in Iran's Water Resources Management Company (a subsidiary of the Energy Ministry) said.
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Publish Date:04/February/2020 | 13:13

Underground Water Resources Crucial

EghtesadOnline: Underground water resources meet close to 57% of the domestic water demand from households, farming and industries. The balance (43%) comes from renewable resources.
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Publish Date:02/February/2020 | 24:41