Energy Ministry

2019-04-07 08:48

Recent rainfalls filled 70% of dams, restore drained wetlands: minister

TEHRAN — Recent heavy rainfalls in Iran has filled 70 percent of dams and resulted in restoration of drained wetlands across the country, Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian has said.

2019-02-01 22:30

‘Energy Ministry should set an agenda for dredging rivers’

TEHRAN — The Ministry of Energy should set an agenda for dredging rivers, Ismail Najjar, head of the National Disaster Management Organization has said.

A chick is floating on water in Shadegan wetland, southwestern province of Khuzestan. Wetlands dryness in southern and southwestern, caused by ignoring the water right of the wetlands coupled with dro

2018-05-26 21:30

Extreme use of renewable resources worsens water stress: official

TEHRAN — Iran is withdrawing some 88 percent of it renewable water resources which is exacerbating water shortage in the country, Hedayat Fahmi, an official with the Ministry of Energy has said.

2018-04-26 13:16

Iran in pursuit of karst water resources

TEHRAN – Iranian authorities are going to study some regions across the country which have high potentials for having karst aquifers and determine the possibility of exploiting such groundwater resources.

2018-02-17 09:33

It takes 3 years to eliminate internal SDS hotspots: DOE chief

TEHRAN – Eliminating internal hotspots for sand and dust storms (SDSs) in southwestern provinces of Iran requires a 3-year period, ILNA quoted the chief of the Department of Environment Isa Kalantari as saying on Friday.

2018/01/27

By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

SDS hotspots in Ahwaz 5 times larger than Tehran

Geological researches demonstrate that the hotspots for sand and dust storms (SDS) developed around the city of Ahwaz, in the southwestern Khuzestan Province, cover more than 350,000 hectares of land, 5 times bigger than Tehran urban area.