Expanding governors’ powers in managing electricity consumption

According to Energy Press, in the presence of the Ministers of Energy and Interior and other executive agencies, a memorandum of understanding on provincial electricity consumption management was signed to expand their powers in managing electricity consumption. Mustafa Rajabi Mashhadi, spokesman for the electricity industry, referred to the order of the President of the Republic of Iran to delegate the implementation of consumption management plans to the provinces according to the share of energy available to each province and said: In this memorandum, it was decided that, considering the valuable experience of cooperation between the Ministry of Interior and the governors in winter fuel management and in order to optimally supply electricity to various sectors during periods of imbalance in electricity production and consumption and fuel restrictions, this measure will be carried out with the aim of using provincial capacities in managing and reducing imbalances, as well as increasing operational capacity and coordinating provincial organizations and agencies in the precise implementation of consumption management plans.