Energy Ministry Warns of Record Summer Power Shortfall, Announces Provincial Peak Load Dates

Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, deputy energy minister for power and energy affairs, said on July 10, 2026 (19 Tir 1405), according to ecoiran.com, that Iran's power grid faces a shortfall of between 10,000 and 18,000 megawatts during the critical period running from the last ten days of Tir through mid Mordad (roughly late July to early August). The report listed provincial peak load dates: Sistan and Baluchestan on July 8, Kerman on July 12, Isfahan and Hormozgan on July 19, and Tehran on July 20. The ministry asked the public to conserve electricity, especially between 11:00 and 17:00 and between 20:00 and 23:00, from July 11 through August 6. Khabar Online corroborated the warning.