Iran's Energy Ministry says "several power generation units" have been taken out of service

Iranian electricity industry officials say that on Thursday, August 11, “several power plant units went out of service due to technical malfunctions.” According to ISNA, Mohammad Hassan Motvalizadeh, CEO of Tavanir, indicated that the power plants were “hydroelectric.”

According to Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, a spokesman for Iran's electricity industry, the country's electricity production decreased on Thursday due to technical failures in the power plants in Isfahan, Bandar Abbas and Jahrom. He added that "efforts are being made to restore these units to normal by the end" of Thursday night.

The CEO of Tavanir Company also said that this issue has "led to a reduction in production and blackouts in the country."

Currently, many areas of Iran are without electricity for at least part of the day, according to the blackout schedule. Last month, widespread blackouts that went beyond the announced schedules were accompanied by widespread protests from citizens in different regions of Iran.

Iranian officials say electricity consumption in Iran has increased due to "rising temperatures and illegal cryptocurrency mining."

Voice of America had previously reported on the presence of the Revolutionary Guard Corps and Chinese companies in Iran's electricity consumption for cryptocurrency mining.

Tavanir CEO's statements about "technical defects" in hydroelectric power plants come at a time when Iran is facing the worst drought in 50 years.

Source: Voice of America