Major projects opened in SE Iran
Acting President Mohammad Mokhber inaugurated on Thursday major projects in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan via videoconference.
Water projects valued at about $100 million, including the West Asia’s largest desalination plant (with a total daily capacity of 100,000 cubic meters), and a total of 73 wells along with a 110-kilometer water transmission pipeline were among the projects which came into operation in the presence of Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian.
Also, a 50-megawatt (MW) wind power plant, initiated in 2020, was completed with an investment of over $61.5 million.
The “Mil Nader” power plant in Nimruz County in Sistan and Baluchestan spans 1,000 hectares and features 20 wind turbines, each capable of generating 2.5 megawatts of electricity.
The new addition brings Iran’s total number of wind power plants to 11, with a combined capacity of 352.22 megawatts.
Moreover, a copper smelting complex and a gold mine plant with an annual output of 3,000 tons and 432 tons, respectively, were inaugurated by Mokhber, creating jobs for 450 people in the southeastern province.
The acting president also launched a project that will supply high-speed internet for villages with over 20 households in Sistan and Baluchestan as the total number of Iranian villages using fiber-optic internet surpassed 1760.
A total of three gas supply projects became operational across the province and a 190-bed hospital was among the inaugurated projects in Zahedan by Mokhber on Thursday.