Mohammad Al-Haddad, CEO of Tavanir Company, announced the successful implementation of the national project 'Mahtab', reporting a savings of $1.5 billion in the construction of power plants and the development of electricity transmission lines. During the thirty-eighth drill of this project in Gilan province, he explained that the implementation of this project, through identifying unauthorized consumption, correcting connections, and smart monitoring of the distribution network, has contributed to increasing the stability of electricity supply, especially during peak consumption and critical conditions.
Warnings from poultry industry activists
These statements come at a time when activists in Iran's poultry industry have warned about problems in electricity and fuel supply during the winter season. Farzad Talakesh, Secretary-General of the Iranian Poultry Federation, pointed to the challenges facing poultry farms, stating that the generators of these units are usually only capable of supplying the required electricity for two to three hours. Long-term power outages can cause significant damage to producers.
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Poultry farmers' concerns about winter
The Meat Poultry Union has also warned about the possibility of gas supply cuts for breeding units from November 9 to 15. One experienced poultry farmer, referring to the rising production costs, mentioned the price of one-day-old chicks as 500,000 tomans and expressed concern about energy cuts and the inability to provide heating for the halls in winter. He also expressed doubt about the effectiveness of the proposal to use solar panels for continuous energy supply.
Iranian officials, following recent attacks by the U.S. and Israel on the country's energy infrastructure, have announced that over two thousand points in the electricity production, transmission, and distribution network have been damaged. These damages occurred during a summer marked by extreme heat, which increased power outages and put more pressure on people's lives and industrial activities. As winter approaches, concerns about Iran's ability to get through the cold months have intensified.
The Minister of Energy announced in May that approximately 4,200 megawatts of electricity production capacity had been damaged during the 40-day war. According to the Deputy Minister of Energy, nearly 7,000 megawatts of power plant capacity has been affected by these attacks. While it is unclear how much of these issues have been resolved, Iranian officials once again warn about the difficulties in supplying gas and electricity during the winter season.
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