INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
(MW) during the summer, indicating a five percent increase compared to the highest demand for electricity in the previous year which was
67,000 MW, IRNA reported.According to Mehrabian, the increase in temperature is the main reason for the rising electricity demand in the
said.Mehrabian noted that the energy ministry has been following a comprehensive program for managing electricity supply and demand during
once more in northern parts of the country and this will cause a further increase in electricity consumption.He called on people to continue
significant decrease in rainfalls across Iran have put the country in a hard situation regarding electricity supply during peak consumption
periods.Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir) has previously announced that the company is
implementing a variety of programs for managing the situation and preventing blackouts in the country.EF/MA
