As lower oil prices and a coronavirus-driven downturn batter Iraq’s economy, availability of safe water is eroding and could fuel greater tensions, security experts warned on Wednesday. Hospitalisations due to worsening contamination from sewage, agricultural runoff and chemical dumping are high, especially in southern Iraq, and families now reliant on …
Read More »China’s Era of Mega-Dams Is Ending as Solar and Wind Power Rise
It’s the beginning of the end for the era of mega-dam building in China. China Three Gorges Corp. on Monday turned on the first set of generators at the massive Wudongde hydropower plant, deep in the mountains of Yunnan province. About 170 kilometers (106 miles) downstream on the Jinsha River …
Read More »Iran’s Dams to Hit 156 by August 2021
The number of large dams in Iran would reach a total number of 156 by August 2021, Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said, adding that the government is pushing ahead with plans to build 12 more dams across the country. Ardakanian said that Iran had broken a record of launching a …
Read More »No Trace of Coronavirus in Tehran Potable Water
There is no risk of coronavirus for Tehran potable water and all the international standards are applied to avoid the water supply of the Iranian capital from any contamination.
Read More »US, China will Cooperate on Hydropower Plant in Turkey
Turkey will collaborate with China and United States to build a pumped-storage hydropower plant in the Isparta province, in the western Anatolian region, Anadolu reported General Electrics General Manager Marwan Al Roub saying. “The pumped-storage hydropower plant will provide important capacity toward Turkey’s renewable energy potential,” Al Roub stated. The …
Read More »UK Water Industry Pledges to Reach Net Zero by 2030
Water suppliers have increased their own renewable electricity generation by 40% since 2011.
Read More »Upswing in Precipitation Raises Water Levels in Iranian Reservoirs
Officials announced that recent rainfalls in Iran have increased average precipitation for the water year in the country. raising water levels in dam reservoirs across the country.
Read More »New US Water Recycling Project Will Provide 32% of a City’s Total Water Supply
The project will be the first operating advanced water purification facility in San Diego County.
Read More »2nd Phase of Tehran`s 7th Water Treatment Plant Opened in Pakdasht
The second phase of Tehran'.s 7th water treatment plant was inaugurated in Pakdasht on Tuesday in the presence of President Rouhani.
Read More »10 Large Dams to Come on Stream by Yearend
Planning was made for the inauguration of these number of projects in the second half of the current year within the framework of Campaign entitled A. B. Iran.
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