Qeshm Supplies More Desalinated Water

The supply of desalinated water to Dargahan rural district on Qeshm Island has increased by 70%, Hormozgan Province, the head of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said.
“The expansion of Dargahan desalination facility is complete and its processing capacity has risen from 3,000 cubic meters per day to 5,000 cm/d,” the Energy Ministry’s news portal also quoted Abdolhamid Hamzehpour as saying. 
Desalination plants in the dry province, which annually produce 47 million cubic meters of potable water, meet 26% of the total demand, while wells and dams account for 74%, he added.
The official noted that the construction of three desalination plants in coastal districts, namely Salakh, Basaeed and Torgan (all on Qeshm Island), has started with the help of the private sector.