TEHRAN - Water inflow to Iran’s dams has increased by 6.9 percent since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2023) up to August 21, 2024, compared to the same period last year, according to the Energy Ministry.

As reported, following the perspirations across the country in winter, the total volume of water in dam reservoirs also experienced a 10.7 percent increase compared to the previous year, IRNA reported.

The amount of water outflow from the dams in the aforesaid period has also increased by 7.5 percent.

According to the previous report released by the Water Resources Management Company, water inflow to the country’s dams had increased by six percent since the beginning of the current water year up to June 1, compared to the same period last year.

According to the said report, during the mentioned period, 35.68 billion cubic meters of water entered the country’s dam reserves, while the figure stood at 33.62 billion last year.

Following the recent perspirations across the country, the total volume of water in dam reservoirs has experienced an eight percent increase compared to the previous year.

The report indicates that the volume of water in the country’s dams from the beginning of the current water year up to June 1, has reached 35 billion cubic meters, while the figure stood at 32.39 billion cubic meters last year.

The amount of water outflow from the dams in the aforesaid period also increased by 10 percent to reach 22.86 billion cubic meters. Last year and in the same period, the amount of water outflow was 20.83 billion cubic meters.

The total capacity of the country’s dams stands at 50.5 billion cubic meters, showing that only 67 percent of the dams’ capacity was full in June.

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