Neka Thermal Power Plant to Use Caspian Sea Water

To reduce water use from depleting underground resources in Mazandaran Province, a desalination unit is set to become operational at Shahid Salimi (Neka) Power Plant in April, head of the power station said.
“Construction of the desalination unit with a capacity to produce 6 million liters of water a day from the Caspian Sea has made 95% progress and will go on stream soon,” Mohsen Nemati was quoted as saying by IRNA.
A project of domestic engineers and water experts, the initiative was launched in 2018 and was supposed to be completed in 2019. However, the US economic blockade against Iranian individuals and organizations made it difficult to import equipment and the venture was delayed, Nemati said.