Dry-Cooling Towers Help Cut Water Use in Power Stations

Ongoing operations to replace wet-cooling towers with dry-cooling systems are projected to reduce annual water consumption in thermal power plants by at least 13 million cubic meters, said a deputy manager at Iran's Thermal Power Plants Holding Company. “Iran has more than 130 thermal power stations, in which close to 130 mcm of water are used annually and converting wet towers into dry-cooling facilities will lessen water use by 10%,” Nasser Eskandari was also quoted as saying by the Energy Ministry’s news portal.