BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev laid the foundation stone for
the Hakarichay Reservoir in Lachin on July 11.
This was reported by the press office of the President of
Azerbaijan.
Zaur Mikayilov, Chairman of the State Water Resources Agency of
Azerbaijan, briefed the head of state on the project.
According to the project, a reservoir with a total capacity of
100 million cubic meters and a useful storage capacity of 90
million cubic meters will be constructed on the Hakarichay River,
which originates within Azerbaijan. The project also includes the
construction of a 172-kilometer main pipeline with a discharge
capacity of 8 cubic meters per second.
The infrastructure will have the capacity to supply high-quality
drinking water at a rate of 2.5 cubic meters per second to
approximately 700,000 residents of the Lachin, Gubadli, Zangilan,
Jabrayil, Fuzuli, Khojavend, and Aghdam districts.
The project also envisages the construction of three
hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) with a total installed capacity
of 10.81 MW along the main pipeline fed by the Hakarichay
Reservoir.
The Hakarichay Reservoir will play an important role not only in
ensuring a sustainable supply of high-quality drinking water but
also in improving water resources management in the liberated
territories. It is also expected to strengthen drinking water
security in the region and support the supply of water to other
major cities across the country, while contributing to regional
socio-economic development.
