Desalinated Water Fulfills 50% of Hormozgan Needs

Close to 50% of Hormozgan Province's water are supplied through desalination and the rest is provided by surface and groundwater resources, managing director of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said.
“There are 85 desalination units in Iran, of which 48 are in the coastal province that produces 265,000 cubic meters of water per day,” the Energy Ministry’s news portal also quoted Amin Qasemi as saying. 
Hormozgan has a population of 1.6 million, and 1.3 million are covered by the provincial water company, he added.
Qasemi said currently, 10 desalination plants with a total capacity of 20,000 cubic meters per day are under construction to supply water to 100 villages in different parts of Hormozgan.