EghtesadOnline: Closing unauthorized cryptomining farms to prevent blackouts remains on the agenda of the Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) as demand for electricity remains high.
EghtesadOnline: To help meet rising power demand, electricity imports from neighboring states, including Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia, have approached 700 megawatts per day in the last three weeks.
EghtesadOnline: Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) has ordered licensed cryptocurrency mining farms to halt operations for two weeks to lessen power shortages across the country.
EghtesadOnline: The state-run Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) says the national grid cannot take loads higher than 40 gigawatts in winter.
EghtesadOnline: Approximately 45% of the domestic electricity distribution network has been renovated, deputy for power distribution affairs at Iran's Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) said.
EghtesadOnline: The Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) has identified and shut 1,100 unlicensed crypto mining farms with the help of whistleblowers.
EghtesadOnline: Following its calls to reduce power consumption and avoid outages in the hot summer months, the state-run Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) has signed 250,000 contracts with heavy consumers (industrial and farming communities) to shift consumption from on-peak to off-peak hours, head of company’s distribution department said.
EghtesadOnline: The government will offer incentives to whistleblowers who name unauthorized cryptocurrency miners to the relevant authorities, managing director of Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) said.
EghtesadOnline: The National Iranian Gas Company and Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) have been instructed in the next fiscal budget (March 2020-21) bill to install smart meters for subscribers with heavy consumers topping the priority list.
EghtesadOnline: The number of electricity subscribers who adhere to the consumption patterns outlined by the government has increased by 10% compared to last year, managing director of Iran's Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) said at the weekend.