According to the report of the Performance Analysis Group and Management Reports of the National Electricity Network, peak electricity demand in the thirty-fourth week of this year reached 48,650 MW, an increase of 7.4% compared to the same period last year.
The growth of electricity demand since the beginning of this year has been reported as 4.82%.
The CEO of the power grid management company said: "In the events of last night, no problem occurred for the country's power grid, and the conditions of the power grid in all parts of the country are completely normal and stable."
The country's specialized electricity buying and selling market named "Iran's Electricity Allocation System (SETBA)" was put into operation.
For several years, blackouts have been extended to winter, the type of blackouts in the second half, but not summer, and the reason is gas imbalance. Because more than 90% of the electricity produced in the country is provided by gas and oil products.
While the average consumption growth in the last 10 years was 4.7%, this year the demand has grown twice the 10-year average (6400 megawatts).
Iran is the only country where the price of domestic gas is very cheap. In Russia, Canada, America, Turkey and a few other limited countries that have home gas supply networks, the price of gas is close to the world rate.
The CEO of Tavanir Company said: high-consumption customers should plan for their electricity supply on renewable energy or using storage devices. Subscribers with high consumption should think about their electricity supply.
Tehran Electricity Distribution Company warned high consumption subscribers in a notice.
Due to the warnings issued by the capital's electricity distribution and non-compliance with consumption management guidelines, the electricity of 85 high-consuming offices in Tehran metropolis was limited.