{"id":23000,"date":"2021-07-06T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=23000"},"modified":"2021-07-06T11:19:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:19:18","slug":"irans-energy-shortage-and-blackout-are-caused-by-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/07\/irans-energy-shortage-and-blackout-are-caused-by-regime\/23000\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Energy Shortage and Blackout Are Caused by Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><p>The Iranian people have been protesting over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/state-media-irans-regime-profits-500-million-from-current-blackouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blackouts<\/a> during the hottest months and how the regime is profiting off the Iranian people\u2019s suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hamdeli\u00a0daily wrote Monday, July 5, 2021: \u201cYesterday noon, in one of the hottest summer days, many parts of the capital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/iran-intensifying-power-blackouts-crisis-and-regimes-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">experienced <\/a>blackouts. While citizens in Tehran complained about the blackout, news indicated other parts of the country were\u00a0experiencing\u00a0blackouts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How Iranian authorities steal their people's wealth\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SFuGu8WKDeE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While on Saturday night, the power shortage was unexpected, which Hamdeli\u00a0said was evidence of the \u201crecklessness of the Ministry of Energy\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohammad Hassan\u00a0Motavilizadeh, the CEO of the regime\u2019s energy supplier, Tavanir, has said that this year would be \u201can exceptional year in many ways\u201d and that the energy supply is affected by an\u00a0\u201cemergency\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u06af\u0646\u0628\u062f \u06a9\u0627\u0648\u0648\u0633   \u06f1\u06f3\u062a\u06cc\u0631   \u0641\u0636\u0627\u06cc \u0627\u0645\u0646\u06cc\u062a\u06cc\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fSHRasmpGLg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But, as it turns out, the energy supply is being disrupted by damaged power plant infrastructure, the export of electricity to neighbouring countries and the attempt to get $500 million from cryptocurrency mining, which relies on electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamdeli\u00a0advised that this indicates that the energy crisis will continue to get worse. They explained that the \u201cillegal extraction\u201d of cryptocurrencies consumes lots of electricity, which puts pressure on the electricity industry. Worse still, the Iranian people won\u2019t see the profit from this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u063a\u0631\u0628 \u062a\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0627 \u0642\u0637\u0639\u06cc \u0628\u0631\u0642 \u0634\u0639\u0627\u0631 \u0645\u0631\u06af \u0628\u0631 \u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u06cc\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/btvxWS2Znik?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper wrote: \u201cWhile officials are planning to profit from cryptocurrencies, there is bad news of blackouts in several parts of the country. In the hottest days of the years, the southern parts of the country are facing more challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It further advised that officials have failed to improve power plants over the past few years and that the regime has been supplying roughly 40% of Iraq\u2019s electricity, while also supplying a certain amount of Afghanistan\u2019s electricity, the percentage of which is set to increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s not just that businesses have to close and that citizens might be left without electricity in their homes. It can exacerbate deaths due to increased accidents from low light levels but also stop hospitals from administering life-saving treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Hamid Emadi, the Head of Infectious Diseases Department of Khomeini Hospital, explained that this has directly affected Covid-19 patients with acute pulmonary problems because they cannot use the oxygen machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No wonder, the people are protesting with their common chants of \u201cDeath to the dictator\u201d and \u201cDeath to [supreme leader Ali] <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2020\/10\/24\/who-is-ali-khamenei-iranian-regime-supreme-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Khamenei<\/a>\u201d. They understand that the issues in Iran are caused by the mullahs and will remain so long as the regime remains in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 5 \u2013 Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br>People have taken to their rooftops and are seen shouting:<br><br>\u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d<br>\u201cDown with dictator!\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z2Xs8G5fOd\">pic.twitter.com\/z2Xs8G5fOd<\/a><\/p>\u2014 People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1412146809300942848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iranian people have been protesting over blackouts during the hottest months and how the regime is profiting off the Iranian people\u2019s suffering. 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