Water, Power Networks Expand in Yazd Rural Districts

Several water and power projects were inaugurated in central Yazd Province on Thursday.
Twenty power distribution and transmission projects, completed at the weekend, include feeder development, road lighting and power supply to rural areas in Meybod, Ashkezar, Abarkuh, Ardakan, Taft and Khatam counties, the Energy Ministry news portal Paven reported.
A 10-megawatt solar power plant came online in Fahraj rural district. Built on 20 hectares, the photovoltaic power station generates 16 gigawatt hours of electricity per annum, helping reduce water and fossil fuel consumption.
If this amount of energy was to be produced by thermal power plants, it would annually consume 5 million cubic meters of natural gas and 4,400 cubic meters of water.