Drought hits electricity generation from one of Iran’s largest dams
Amir Mahmoudi, director of and its power station "Due to the drop in the Karkha Dam reservoir level, the power station units were taken out of production"He added that water was then released from the lower valves of the dam to meet the needs of citizens. Mahmoudi explained that the reservoir behind the dam currently stores about one billion cubic meters of water, adding that "The current water level is 180 metres, which is 40 meters lower than the normal operating level" For .
The Karkheh Dam is one of the largest earthen dams in the world and the largest in Iran and the Middle East, according to "Erna"
Karkheh River Dam
The dam was built on the Karkheh River, 22 kilometers northwest of the city of Andimeshk in Khuzestan Province (southwest).
This development comes as Iran faces one of the most severe droughts since records began six decades ago.
Iranian media reported in recent weeks that rainfall levels have decreased by about 90% this year, compared to the long average.
Cutting off water supplies
Water levels in the reservoirs that supply many provinces receded to record levels, while rain prayers were held in several cities over the past few weeks.
The Iranian authorities also launched cloud seeding operations to stimulate rains, and resorted to periodically cutting off water supplies to rationalize consumption.
Iran, a largely dry country, has been suffering for years from chronic droughts and heat waves that are expected to be exacerbated by climate change. Climate.
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