Electricity Meters Exceed 38 Million

The number of electricity meters nationwide has soared by 700,000 over the past eight months to surpass 38 million, a spokesperson for the Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) said.
"The total number of consumers in four sectors [households, industries, agriculture and commerce] was 37,600 million in 2020, which has now experienced a 2% rise to reach 38,300 million," Mostafa Rajabi-Mashhadi was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
Giving a breakdown, he said household subscribers witnessed the biggest increase (475,000 new meters) and reached 30.4 million, up 7% compared to 2020 when the figure stood at 30.2 million.
There were about 480,000 electricity meters in the agro sector last year, which has now risen by 3%, meaning 14,000 new subscribers have been added to the key sector.