Energy Crisis in Iran: Widespread Power and Gas Outages

Dec 20, 2024

The government of Iran blames "Imbalance in production and consumption of natural gas" for widespread outages in gas and electricity. Critics of the government, however, blame underground Bitcoin projects as a main reason for power outages.

An example of news headlines follows:

Natural gas outages reach Ghods township in Tehran

17 power plants have run out of fuel and people in some provinces are experiencing both power and heating gas outages

President Pezeshkian admits his government cannot track 20 million liters of oil: "We have the same problem with power, water, gas and electricity we cannot account for." He seems to be pointing out to channels trading commodities under the supervision of Iran's Leader and IRGC.

23 Iranian provinces are facing severe air pollution, fuel and energy shortages, office and school closures

Tehran Governor confirms closure of government offices and schools are related to both energy and air pollution crises

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