National Power Grid Under Huge Pressure

The whole national power grid, including power plants, transmission substations and distribution networks, is functioning under tremendous pressure and this has put the entire system on the verge of total collapse.
Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, spokesman of Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir), said as long as demand exceeds output, unscheduled outages will continue across the country, Barq News reported.
Referring to frequent power cuts over the past few days which have caused widespread dissatisfaction among subscribers, Rajabi noted that to prevent damaging the network, all transmission and distribution lines are equipped with voltage- and frequency-relays that cuts the electricity automatically as soon as the load across the network surpasses certain amount in a certain region.
“Although Tavanir is doing its best to inform subscribers in advance, unplanned outages will be unavoidable when the demand exceeds production,” he said.