Iran halts power generation at key dam

Iranian authorities have stopped electricity production at one of the country's biggest dams due to a marked decrease in the reservoir's water levels, state media reported.

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"Due to the drop in the Karkheh Dam reservoir level, its power plant's units were removed from the production circuit," Amir Mahmoudi, the head of the dam and its power plant said, according to state news agency IRNA.

Water 40 metres lower

He added that the water was subsequently released from the lower valves of the dam to meet the needs of people living downstream.