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In most countries, energy consumption is an indicator of economic development. That is to say, the higher the energy consumption, the bigger the economic development. Iran, however, is an exception to this general rule. The Iranian government data shows that in recent years an exponential growth in

 In mid-January 2021, several major cities in Iran experienced power outages and widespread blackouts. Officials at the time attributed these blackouts to a variety of factors. Some blamed bitcoin mining and natural gas shortages while others blamed rising electricity consumption of the residen

At Iran Open Data, we have been working to make resources about open data and access to information available to open data advocates in Iran. The following blog post from Open Contracting Charter (Author: Nati Carfi) is one of the resources we have made available in Persian. This post originally app

One of the worst practices in Iran’s energy sector is flaring and venting of huge volumes of Natural Gas, which the Iranian Oil Minister, Bijan Zanganeh, has recently described as if the country was “burning gold and Dollar.”When crude oil is produced, the process releases natural gas as a by-produc

The Iranian media tend to show clips of local smugglers on motorbikes carrying large Gasoline cans across the border. However, smuggling millions of litres per day requires much more sophisticated organisation and support of border control teams. The small scale smuggling by local people is a tiny p

This data is taken from Table 3-1 page 17, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Day 1399.

This data is taken from Table 3-1 page 17, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Mordad 1399.

This data is taken from Table 3-1 page 17, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Tir 1399.

This data is taken from Table 3-5 page 19, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Mehr 1399.

This data is taken from Table 3-5 page 19, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Farvardin 1399.

This data is taken from Table 3-5 page 19, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Khordad 1399.

This data is taken from Table 3-5 page 19, monthly report of water and electricity industry statistics - Ordibehesht 1399.