Low Share of Iran From Persian Gulf Water Desalination

About 50 million cubic meters of freshwater are produced via desalination in the Middle East. While the share of Persian Gulf is about 24%, most of which pertains to Arab littoral states, Iran’s share is very low, the infrastructure manager at the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said.
“The highest volume of desalinated water is produced by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain in a descending order. Although Iran is the largest country along the Persian Gulf, it has the lowest desalination capacity, which is nearly 650,000 cubic meters per day,” Manijeh Gholamrezaei was also quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.
“With the completion of ongoing projects, the figure is set to reach 2 million cubic meters per day, which will be still be very small compared to that of neighbors,” she added.