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Groundwater resources of the whole country in Azar 1399
This data is taken from Table 2-4-1, page 9, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Azar 1399.
Groundwater resources (wells) in Azar 1399
This data is taken from Table 1-4-1, page 8, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Azar 1399.
Khuzestan Generates Significant Wealth for Iran but its People Suffer
The oil-rich but otherwise poor southern province of Khuzestan is an important contributor to Iran's economy. Steel, sugar, agriculture and electricity are some of the important resources produced by this province. But it is Khuzestan’s oil and gas fields as well as its petrochemical industries that
The Qom Monorail: A 220 Billion Toman Incomplete Project
The Qom Monorail project was intended to develop urban transportation and reduce traffic in Qom. The project started in 2009 and was planned to be completed by 2011. The railway was intended to be built in two phases for a total of 18 kilometers (km). The first phase was about 7 km with 5 stations.T
The Payoffs of Open Climate Data
At Iran Open Data, we have been working to make resources about open data and access to information available to open data advocates in Iran. The following blog post from Open Data Charter (Author: Delfina Grinspan and Jesse Worker) is one of the resources we have made available in Persian. This pos
Iranian oil production: from global domination to subjugation under sanctions
For the last 100 years, the petroleum industry has been Iran’s main source of revenue, and it is likely to retain that position for decades to come. However, as with everything else in Iran over the last four decades, the 1979 revolution and the global reaction to Islamic Republic’s foreign policies
Unusually high usage of petrol despite decline in the economy
In most countries, energy consumption is an indicator of economic development. That is to say, the higher the energy consumption, the bigger the economic development. Iran, however, is an exception to this general rule. The Iranian government data shows that in recent years an exponential growth in
Power Outages In Iran; Low Consumption Of Residential Subscribers According To Ministry Of Energy’s Data
In mid-January 2021, several major cities in Iran experienced power outages and widespread blackouts. Officials at the time attributed these blackouts to a variety of factors. Some blamed bitcoin mining and natural gas shortages while others blamed rising electricity consumption of the residen
Open Data for Our Shared Future
At Iran Open Data, we have been working to make resources about open data and access to information available to open data advocates in Iran. The following blog post from Open Contracting Charter (Author: Nati Carfi) is one of the resources we have made available in Persian. This post originally app
Flaring Billions Of Dollars Of Natural Gas In Iran’s Oil Fields
One of the worst practices in Iran’s energy sector is flaring and venting of huge volumes of Natural Gas, which the Iranian Oil Minister, Bijan Zanganeh, has recently described as if the country was “burning gold and Dollar.”When crude oil is produced, the process releases natural gas as a by-produc
Smuggling Subsidised Fuel Out Of Iran
The Iranian media tend to show clips of local smugglers on motorbikes carrying large Gasoline cans across the border. However, smuggling millions of litres per day requires much more sophisticated organisation and support of border control teams. The small scale smuggling by local people is a tiny p
The state of electricity consumption in the country until the end of Day 1399
This data is taken from Table 3-1 page 17, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Day 1399.