Hormozgan Accounts for 50% of Iran’s Desalinated Water Supply 

The southern Hormozgan Province off the Persian Gulf accounts for 50% of desalinated water produced in Iran, the head of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said.
“Close to 41 desalination plants in the coastal region process around 230,000 cubic meters of seawater per day,” the Energy Ministry’s news portal also quoted Abdolhamid Hamzehpour as saying. 
Despite the massive production, demand still outweighs supply, hence plans are underway to construct 11 more facilities with a total capacity of 34,000 cubic meters per day. The water company spends approximately $100 million annually on purchasing desalinated water from those plants, most of which are run by the private sector.