Shiraz Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 2
Wastewater treatment + reuse, with biogas power and fertiliser production, 100,000 m3/day from phases 1 and 2, rising to 200,000 m3/day when modules 3 and 4 are finished in Iran.
The record
- Country
- Iran
- Location
- Shiraz
- Coordinates
- —
- Technology
- Wastewater treatment + reuse, with biogas power and fertiliser production
- Capacity
- 100,000 m3/day from phases 1 and 2, rising to 200,000 m3/day when modules 3 and 4 are finished
- Capital cost
- —
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Shiraz Water and Wastewater Company
- Contractor
- —
- Operator
- Shiraz Water and Wastewater Company
- Finance
- Government of Iran
- Award or start year
- 2010
- Commissioned
- 2020-07
Record last checked 2026-09-20.
History
- 2010
Construction starts on an 80 hectare site in south-east Shiraz
- 2024-12
Modules 3 and 4 under construction for a further 600,000 people, which will take treatment capacity to 200,000 m3/day
Sources
2 references
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- IRNA, What are the latest measures to complete Shiraz wastewater treatment plant number 2, 8 Dey 1403 (28 December 2024). irna.ir.
- MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.
Construction started in 1389 (2010 or 2011) on an 80 hectare site in south-east Shiraz; the plant was inaugurated on Thursday 12 Tir 1399 (2 July 2020) by the president of the day and the energy minister over video conference at 100,000 m3/day, intended to serve about 600,000 people in about 180,000 households; phases 1 and 2 are in service for 600,000 people and modules 3 and 4 are under construction for a further 600,000, which will take capacity to 200,000 m3/day; the plant also produces fertiliser for orchard crops and electricity from biogas, and the governor of Fars visited the site in December 2024 and pressed water-intensive industry to buy treated effluent instead of drinking water. The page carries a JavaScript redirect that defeats curl and was read in a browser on 20 September 2026.