As power cuts and declining fuel supplies continue in Iran, President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that extensive changes would be made at some publicly owned facilities. Most government conference halls, swimming pools and public buildings are planned to be closed or consolidated.
Pezeshkian made the announcement at a Fuel Committee meeting attended by representatives of the ministries of Interior, Petroleum, Energy, and Industry, Mines and Trade. He said the government needed to adopt a new approach that would set an example for society in electricity consumption.
Plan to install solar panels on public buildings
The meeting also addressed the installation of solar panels on the roofs of government institutions and public buildings such as governorates. Pezeshkian said the country’s fuel and energy situation should be explained to the public openly through the media.
Pezeshkian said every citizen and production unit should contribute to correcting the energy consumption model. He added that establishing a culture of energy management in society would also improve fuel management.
Power cuts linked to declining fuel supplies
The Iranian president said the main cause of the recent increase in power cuts was insufficient fuel for thermal power plants. Declining natural gas deliveries to thermal power plants, which generate more than 86 percent of the country’s electricity, compared with previous years, along with a sharp fall in liquid fuel stocks, is adversely affecting electricity generation.
Rising household natural gas consumption during cold weather could further reduce the amount of gas allocated to power plants. This could lead to more serious problems with electricity supplies during the winter months.
Two-hour power cuts are being implemented every other day in the capital, Tehran. Damage to energy infrastructure and transmission lines, as well as the failure to develop the energy generation and distribution system, has also contributed to the continuation of the problem.
