Iran's Industry Minister Announces Shortage of 10,000 MW of Electricity in the Industrial Sector
While electricity consumption in Iran has increased in recent years, and household and industrial subscribers are sometimes forced to endure hours of blackouts around the clock, the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade says that Iran is facing a shortage of 10,000 megawatts of electricity in the industrial sector.
According to news agencies in Iran, Reza Fatemi Amin, the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade, said on Thursday that to provide this amount of electricity, investment by large companies over four years is needed, which "has begun." He did not mention the amount of this investment or the financial resources required for it.
He also said about the methods adopted to provide the resources needed by the industrial sector that "urban wastewater" is to be used to provide industrial water, and to provide raw materials, "the ministry's solution is to have units producing industrial raw materials enter the commodity exchange."
Last year, electricity rationing was implemented in the industrial sector with the aim of curbing the crisis of household blackouts and preventing the spread of protests. According to industry activists, this measure led to increased losses for industrial units and a decrease in production.
In one of the protests in the city of Rey last summer, protesters demanded the resignation of officials, including the minister.
As blackouts due to power shortages continued, protests intensified in various cities, accompanied by slogans such as "Death to the dictator."
