Electricity Meters Surpass 39 Million Nationwide

The number of electricity meters nationwide has soared by 1 million over the past 12 months to exceed 39 million, the energy minister said.
“The total number of consumers in four sectors [households, industries, agriculture and commerce] was 38 million in 2021, which has now experienced a 3% rise to reach 39,300 million,” IRNA also quoted Ali Akbar Mehrabian as saying. 
The new subscribers will increase the national grid load by 2,000 kilowatts, he added.
According to the minister, the number of electricity meters nationwide in household, agricultural and industrial sectors has grown 12-fold in four decades.