Both Iran and Turkmenistan financed the project equally and are sharing benefits through the joint management committee. Wikipedia, 2016o) Iran’s surface water for irrigation is priced between 1% and 3% of the crop value that is cultivated (Keshavarz et al., Inogate, 2015) Water for irrigation is also supplied free in Turkmenistan, which falls into set limits of water supply (EBRD, 2009).