🔺More than half of Iran’s dam capacity is empty; continued concerns about water shortages

▪Based on the latest report by the Water Resources Management Company on the inflow into the reservoirs of the country’s dams up to the 19th of Mehr, despite an increase in the volume of water in the dam reservoirs compared to last year, 55% of the capacity of these reservoirs remains empty.

▪The volume of water available in the country’s dam reservoirs is currently 23 billion and 310 million cubic meters, which is 30% more than the same period last year and 4% above the long-term average. However, more than half of the capacity of the reservoirs remains empty.

▪According to this report, water inflow into dam reservoirs since the beginning of the current water year has been 820 million cubic meters, which represents a 62% increase compared to the same period last year, but a 1% decrease compared to the 10-year average.