ILNA: Iran will launch a water desalination plant on QeshmIsland, located in the Persian Gulf, Abbas Aliabadi, the managing director of Iran Power Plant Projects Management Company (MAPNA) said.
The plant, which is projected to be inaugurated in February, can supply sailing ships in the region withpotable water, he added.The Qeshm facility will have the capacity to desalinate 18,000 cubic meters of water, he noted.
A power plant is also planned to be built on QeshmIsland, he said, adding that 70 million has beeninvested so far in the water desalination and the power plant projects.