Infrastructure
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CRA Releases Report on Telecom Infrastructure Expansion in Q1
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority has released a report on telecom infrastructure development in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 21-June 21).
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Infrastructure Projects Worth Over $120m Inaugurated in FTZs
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated via videoconference 62 manufacturing, economic and infrastructure projects worth 31,050 billion rials ($124.2 million) in free trade zones…
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Agreements Reached to Invest $5.3 Billion in Afghan Infrastructure
EghtesadOnline: Preliminary agreements have been reached by Iran to invest $5.3 billion in Afghanistan’s road and rail transportation infrastructure as well as in the neighboring country’s housing…
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Lack of Sewage Infrastructure Near Tehran Causing Concern
EghtesadOnline: Expansion of the wastewater network has been a priority in the sprawling capital in recent years, but mismanagement and haphazard urban expansion has slowed and at times hampered…
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500 MW Power Plant Starts Operation at Major Oil Block
EghtesadOnline: To help develop power infrastructure in shared oilfields with Iraq, a 500 megawatt power station became operational in Iran’s largest oil block known as West Karoun in Khuzestan…
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Gas Projects Cost $17b in 7 Years
EghtesadOnline: The National Iranian Gas Company says it has invested $17 billion in natural gas infrastructure over the past seven years.
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Iran-Afghanistan Rail Linkup in Autumn
EghtesadOnline: Khaf-Herat railroad project is scheduled to be launched this autumn (Sept. 22-Dec. 20), says the deputy head of Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructure Company,…
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Tehran Getting Friendlier for Physically-Impaired Citizens
EghtesadOnline: Municipal bodies in Tehran metropolis are becoming more socially responsible and upgrading urban infrastructure to meet the needs of physically-impaired people.
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Tehran Oil Refinery Expands Wastewater Infrastructure
EghtesadOnline: To help reduce consumption of piped water across the sprawling capital, the second phase of a development plan to transfer sewage from the South Tehran Wastewater Treatment Complex…
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Poor Wastewater Infrastructure Taking Toll on Karoun River
EghtesadOnline: Close to 80,000 cubic meters of industrial and municipal effluent flows into the world famous Karoun River in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, every day, head of the provincial branch…
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Oil and Derivatives Supply Infrastructure Expanding
EghtesadOnline: Crude oil and byproducts supply chain has expanded by 512 kilometers in the last 12 months.
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Floodwaters Inflict New Losses in South and SW Iran
EghtesadOnline: Heavy rains that began Monday have led to flash floods in the west and southwest of Iran, causing damage to infrastructure in some provinces.
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Iran Repels Cyberattack Targeting Internet Backbone
EghtesadOnline: A cyberattack targeted Iran’s communication infrastructure, causing widespread disruptions in internet connections throughout the country, an ICT Ministry official says.
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ICT Upgrade Projects Become Operational in South Khorasan
EghtesadOnline: In line with the government's efforts to upgrade ICT infrastructure throughout Iran, several projects worth 691 billion rials ($5.1 million) were inaugurated in South Khorasan…
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Agreement to Complete Karaj Innovation Factory Construction
EghtesadOnline: State authorities have recently zeroed in on tech infrastructure in Karaj, the provincial center of Alborz, to further develop the technology ecosystem in the metropolis.
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Call for Developing Tehran’s Landline Internet Infrastructure
EghtesadOnline: An official with Tehran Municipality criticized local communication operators and said the quality of landline internet services needs to be enhanced in the capital.
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Floods Create Havoc in Iranian Southern Regions
EghtesadOnline: Heavy rainfall in the southern Hormozgan and southeastern Kerman and Sistan-Baluchestan provinces in the past few days has damaged houses, bridges, power/water infrastructure,…
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Ahvaz Wastewater Network Rehab Underway
EghtesadOnline: At least 50% of Ahvaz wastewater infrastructure in Khuzestan Province, including 1,100 dilapidated pipelines, require repairs, managing director of the provincial water company…
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Time to Fix Tehran’s Ailing Public Transport
EghtesadOnline: Tehran's urban transportation infrastructure is in dire need of expansion to meet growing demand, chairman of Tehran City Council said.
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$15.6 Million ICT Projects Come on Stream in Yazd
EghtesadOnline: In line with the government's efforts to upgrade ICT infrastructure throughout Iran, several projects worth 1.8 trillion rials ($15.6 million) were inaugurated in the central…
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East Azarbaijan Lacks Power Infrastructure
EghtesadOnline: Despite installed power generation capacity surpassing 80 gigawatts and exports to some neighboring states, several industrial townships in East Azarbaijan Province are deprived…
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Communication Services Growing Fast in Iran
EghtesadOnline: The expansion of communication services and promotion of telecom infrastructure investment have been high on President Hassan Rouhani’s agenda since he took office for the first…
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Isfahan Tapping Into Greywater
EghtesadOnline: To reduce demand for fresh water in Isfahan Province, an agreement was signed by the provincial Water Company and the provincial Engineering Council to build infrastructure for…
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Tehran Wastewater Infrastructure Needs 5 More Years
EghtesadOnline: Expansion of Tehran’s wastewater network has registered 76% progress and is expected to be completed in five years, managing director of Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company…
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Oil, Derivatives Supply Infrastructure Expands
EghtesadOnline: Crude oil and the derivatives supply chain has extended by another 700 kilometers, managing director of the Iranian Oil Pipeline and Telecommunication Company's Tehran office…
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$26m Worth of Bonds to Fund Kish Infrastructure Projects
EghtesadOnline: The Securities and Exchange Organization has given the go-ahead to the High Council of Free Zones to issue 3,000 billion rials ($26.2 million) worth of sukuk (Islamic debt securities)…
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ICT Projects Worth $15.5m Come on Stream
EghtesadOnline: ICT infrastructure development projects worth 1.7 trillion rials ($15.5 million) were inaugurated in the northern provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan on Thursday.
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Promising Water Projects for Rural Yazd
EghtesadOnline: Water supply infrastructure is expanding in Yazd Province and $5 million was invested in new projects, managing director of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said Tuesday.
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Big Boost for South Pars Infrastructure
EghtesadOnline: To boost production in the giant South Pars Gas Field in the Persian Gulf, stability of the gas grid will be raised by the end of this fiscal year in March 2020), managing director…
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Power, Gas Infrastructure Making Its Mark in East Azarbaijan Regions
EghtesadOnline: Thirty-five projects, worth of $1 billion were launched in East Azarbaijan Province Thursday.