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Electricity Meters Exceed 38 Million

Electricity Meters Exceed 38 Million
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.

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