The electricity bills of heavy consumers in Iran will increase 24 times

According to Energy Press, Abdul Amir Yaqouti, General Manager of Energy and Customer Affairs of Tovanir Company, associated the use of gas coolers instead of water coolers in normal and moderate areas of the country with a 3-fold increase in electricity consumption and an 8-fold increase in electricity rates, which in total is the common household electricity bill. increases to 24 times.

He mentioned the determination of the electricity consumption pattern of each region based on the law and with an emphasis on maintaining social welfare and consumption management opportunities, and clarified: normally 75% of the electricity subscribers of each region consume less electricity than the determined consumption pattern.

He stated that the consumption pattern of normal areas in the hot season is 300 kilowatt hours and added: the cost of electricity for household customers who use water coolers is about 80 thousand tomans in each 2-month period, and if the air conditioner is replaced, the cooling consumption will be from 100 to 120 The kilowatt-hour increases to more than 700 kilowatt-hours, which, taking into account the consumption of other electrical appliances, increases the period consumption by more than 3 times and reaches from 300 kilowatt-hours to about 900 to 1200 kilowatt-hours, and the subscriber must pay more than $32 for electricity.