“The new facilities, estimated to cost $27 million, are expected to raise the current output capacity at 230,000 cubic meters per day by at least 15%,” the Energy Ministry’s news portal also quoted Abdolhamid Hamzehpour as saying.
Giving a breakdown on the projects, the official noted that Charak desalination unit, 66 km away from the city of Bastak, can process 8,000 cubic meters of seawater per day.