Overview
- Energy Minister Abbas Ali Abadi said evening-to-morning shutoffs will be used to conserve supplies after reports of pipes running dry overnight in parts of the capital.
- Officials report Tehran’s dams at their lowest levels in decades, with Latyan about 9% full and the Amir Kabir reservoir down to roughly 14 million cubic meters, near 8% of capacity.
- The Tehran Water Company says dam reserves could meet demand for only about two weeks if the dry spell continues, reinforcing warnings of imminent rationing.
- Tehran, a city of roughly 9–10 million people using about three million cubic meters of water daily, depends on five main reservoirs: Lar, Mamloo, Amir Kabir, Taleqan and Latyan.
- The crisis reflects a nationwide shortfall that is also straining electricity generation, with Mashhad reporting dam storage below 3% and officials cautioning hydropower and plant cooling are at risk.