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Iran Plans 1.5GW Hydropower Capacity Addition This Year

Iran is working to add 1.5gw to its hydropower capacity by the end of the current Iranian year (20 March 2012 – 19 March 2013), according to Iranian Water and Power Resources Development Company (IWPCO) managing director Mohammad Reza Rezazadeh. Fars News Agency on 22 August quoted Mr Rezazadeh as saying that the nominal capacity of Iran’s hydropower plants stands at 9.246gw. He...