The Iranian regime’s failure in providing electricity has set the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Energy against each other
Ebrahim Sheikh, deputy minister of Industry, Mining, and Trade of Iran’s regime, criticized the Ministry of Energy’s policies on cutting electricity to industries, saying that despite a sixfold increase in electricity costs for industrialists, the “imbalances” have not been reduced.
On Saturday, September 6, Sheikh said in a meeting: “We have serious disagreements with our brothers in the Ministry of Energy, and we have completely lost our trust in this ministry’s policies and do not accept their words.”
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He added that the Ministry of Energy should provide stable electricity for industries, but not only has this not happened so far, the problems have worsened every year.
Sheikh criticized electricity pricing for industries, saying this process should be based on guarantees, but in the past six years, the cost of electricity for industrialists has increased sixfold, and despite all these costs, the “electricity imbalance” has not decreased.
According to a study by the Institute for Trade Studies and Research published on August 24, industrial electricity prices in 2025 compared to 2018 officially increased about 12 times and, in practice, about 30 times.
Contrary to the regime officials’ common comparisons about Iran’s lower electricity rates compared to other countries, the study showed that electricity prices for energy-intensive industries in Iran are about three times higher than the average of the Persian Gulf countries.
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The deputy minister of Industry further said that with the continuation of electricity outages, the Ministry of Energy should not expect payments from industrialists and should not increase industrial electricity tariffs.
Referring to the “disruption of industrialists’ plans due to blackouts,” Sheikh asked the “brothers in the Ministry of Energy” to “also consider other places for power cuts.”
In addition to industries, power and water outages in households across Iran began earlier this year than in previous years, starting in May.
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The continuation of power outages and fluctuations in recent months has claimed the lives of at least five citizens.
In addition to constant blackouts, some citizens have reported receiving electricity bills amounting to tens of millions of rials for their homes and businesses.
In recent months, officials of Iran’s regime have portrayed the people as responsible for the energy shortage in the country and, in dealing with the crisis, advised citizens to “consume less” and “turn off lights.”
For years, Iran has faced an energy crisis due to mismanagement, but the crisis has been worsening every year.
