TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for the full implementation of decisions aimed at supplying electricity to industrial units, stressing that maintaining production and employment must be prioritized amid the country’s power imbalance.
Pezeshkian made the remarks at a meeting on Thursday evening to review the latest status of measures adopted to provide electricity to industries. The meeting was attended by the minister of industry, mine and trade, the president’s executive deputy and deputy ministers of energy.
The president stressed the need to fully implement the decisions already made, calling for the precise identification of the reasons behind the failure to implement some measures and the presentation of practical solutions to remove obstacles.
He also issued the necessary directives to accelerate implementation and prevent interruptions in the operations of industrial units.
Referring to the country’s electricity imbalance resulting from damage caused by the U.S.-Israeli war of aggression, Pezeshkian said the situation has imposed restrictions on various sectors of consumption while also increasing pressure on the electricity industry.
He praised electricity industry workers for working around the clock to ensure that, while meeting the electricity needs of households and public sectors, industries can also receive power to the greatest extent possible and “the country’s production cycle does not face interruption.”
Pezeshkian underscored the importance of maintaining the operations of production units and preserving employment, saying electricity supplies to industries must be pursued through a “national perspective” with priority given to protecting production and jobs.
He warned that production stoppages could not only harm businesses but also have direct and indirect consequences for employment and the livelihoods of workers.
The president further identified consumption management, load control, improving energy efficiency and reforming consumption patterns as essential requirements for the industrial sector’s cooperation with efforts to manage the electricity imbalance.