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Completing the Absardeh Dam (drinking water supply)

Absardeh dam is located in Lorestan province and 20 km from Borujerd city. The type of dam is earthen with a clay core, its height is 85 meters and the volume of the reservoir is 61 million cubic meters. The construction of the dam has achieved 49% physical progress. Annual capacity is 10 MCM/year drinking purpose.

 

Lorestan province is the rainiest province of the country after the three northern provinces, so the average annual rainfall, which is about 252 millimeters for the whole country, reaches about 545 millimeters in Lorestan. This amount of precipitation, along with the mountainous topography and the suitable climate of the region, has created one of the richest running water networks in the country with 30 permanent rivers with a total length of 2450 kilometers, which, after deducting the expenses, amounts to It empties 13 billion cubic meters of water into the lake behind the Dez and Karkheh dams, this volume of water is about 11% of the country’s total flowing water. Also, Lorestan, having hard geological formations and 3,500 kilometers of alluvial aquifers, has stored underground water amounting to 3.5 billion cubic meters.

The advantages and potentials of the province in the water sector:
– Possessing 11.8% of the total surface and underground waters of the country
– Enjoying the annual rainfall amounting to 2.3 times the average of the whole country
– Having the richest running water network in the country
– Having suitable conditions for the extraction of electric-hydro energy
– Existence of suitable substrates for the construction of reservoir dams upstream of the lands and plains
Introduction of project
Absardeh basin is located in Lorestan province, west of IRAN. The dam site is almost 20 Kilometer far from City of Broujerd. Access to the site is through asphalted road of Broujerd – Chahar Borji – Khoram Abad of 20 km from Broujerd city. Absardeh River originates from major branch and minor branch. The major branch originates from Khargooshinab – Mish. Parvar Mountains while minor branch originates from Khersan kooh mountains. Location of Absardeh dam is junction of minor branches.

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Total

Million Euro

Million Rials Rate Equivalent in Million Euro
Fix Capital 10,000,000 500000 20 20
Working Capital 10,000 0.02 0.02
Total Investment 10,010,000 20.02 20.02

– Net Present Value (NPV): 7.2 million euro 50 years
– Internal Rate of Return (IRR): 11%

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Country

Islamic Republic of Iran

Estimated investment costs

10 to 100 million

Local entrepreneur or party

Public sector

Project classification

Expansion or rehabilitation

Region

Lorestan

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