EghtesadOnline: The first steam unit of Urmia Power Plant in Urmia in West Azarbaijan Province is to come online on Tuesday.
EghtesadOnline: Construction of Nazlou Chay and Barandouz Chay dams in Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, which was halted to stop the drying up of Lake Urmia, will restart soon reportedly after a direct order from Energy Minster Reza Ardakanian, a lawmaker from the region said.
EghtesadOnline: Despite the rise in evaporation in Urmia Lake catchment area, the water level is stable and things are normal for now, head of Urmia Lake Restoration Project said Saturday.
EghtesadOnline: The Urmia-Mashhad passenger train route has been launched.
EghtesadOnline: Close to 1.6 billion cubic meters of water evaporated from Urmia Lake in the last 90 days, head of the Base Studies Department of East Azarbaijan Water Company said.
EghtesadOnline: Urmia Municipality and major Iranian mobile operator MTN-Irancell have signed a contract to launch an optical fiber project, as part of a scheme to turn the northwestern city of Urmia into a smart city.