New Bushehr Plants to Triple Desalination Capacity in 2023

Desalination plants with a total capacity of 120,000 cubic meters per day are under construction across the southern Bushehr Province, the managing director of Bushehr Water and Wastewater Company said.
“The completion of these projects in 2023 is expected to triple the current daily processing capacity at 40,000 cubic meters,” Abolhassan Aali was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
The ongoing initiatives undertaken by the private sector are estimated to cost $160 million. Of the total capacity [120,000 cubic meters/day], 60,000 cubic meters will become operational next month, 40,000 cubic meters by December and the rest will come on stream gradually by 2023, he added.
Giving a breakdown, Aali noted that four plants, namely Bushehr, Borazjan, Vahdatiyeh and Siraf, with a total capacity of 60,000 cubic meters per day, will become operational in July.