Noting the signing of the accord, Mohammad Reza Rezazadeh, managing director of IWPC, said the company is focused on development of hydroelectric power plants in the country along with design and construction of large dams and water transfer plans as it seeks to develop clean energies, management of research, exports of engineering and technical services.
He said, Power Ministry has tasked IWPC with irrigation and drainage projects. According to Rezazadeh, low level of rain across the country has made integrated management of water resources necessary.
Rezazadeh said the company is also building micro and small power plants on the agenda, adding the government does not intend to invest directly in building small-sized power plants and tries to absorb private sector’s capital in the sector.
According to Rezazadeh hydroelectric power plants account for generating 14.14 percent of the total electricity being produced in the country adding hydroelectric power plants could generate 30 thousand megawatts of electricity across the country even though the installed capacity stands just at 10 thousand megawatts now.
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Director of ICHARM, in his turn, emphasized on climate change as one of the risks the globe especially dry regions with low level of rain face.
He continued: we should be aware of the consequences of climate change and make familiar people with the consequences through basic trainings regarding non-constructed activities including drainage and irrigation.
According to the official, IWPC is active in things like forecasting rain models and flooding and we are interested in playing a constructive role in development of these models in rivers like Dez and Koroun River in southwest of Iran.
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