The CEO of Tavanir, Iran’s state-run Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company, announced a 4,200-megawatt reduction in the country’s electricity grid capacity and damage to more than 2,000 points across the power infrastructure following recent attacks. He stated that the financial damage inflicted on the electricity industry has surpassed 60 trillion tomans, equivalent to approximately US$1 billion at current free-market rates.
The claim of a 4,200 MW reduction comes amid years of consecutive and widespread rolling blackouts across the country. Furthermore, in recent days, citizens in various cities across Iran have reported hours-long power outages during the peak of the summer heat.
Mohammad Allah-Dad, referring to the power facilities targeted during the recent attacks, said that parts of the country’s critical electricity infrastructure had suffered serious damage and that, based on technical estimates, grid capacity had dropped by approximately 4,200 megawatts. He added that more than 2,000 points across the country’s power grid had been damaged and that these losses had directly affected grid resilience and the speed of service delivery during peak consumption periods.
