Iran inaugurated the tallest Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) dam in West Asia in a ceremony in the presence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Gachsaran, in southwest Iran.






The Chamshir Dam which was inaugurated on Monday is 151 meters high and has a reservoir with a capacity of holding 2.3 billion cubic meters of water.

Construction of the dam started more than 10 years ago. The project is reported to be worth €230 million.

The dam's hydroelectric power plant has three large units with a capacity of 55 megawatts (MW) each and two small (environmental) units with a capacity of 5.5 MW.

Chamshir Dam is located 25 km southeast of Gachsaran in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. It is the fifth largest dam in Iran.

By IRNA