Tavanir says crypto mining rigs found at industrial units will bring licence suspension or revocation

Mohammad Allahdad, managing director of Tavanir, Iran's power generation and distribution company, said on Monday 3 August 2026 (12 Mordad 1405), during a visit to Zanjan province coinciding with the fifteenth nationwide Mahtab drill, that under new decisions the discovery of cryptocurrency mining rigs at industrial units will bring serious restrictions including suspension or revocation of those units' operating licences, on top of legal action.

He said the Mahtab scheme is aimed at the smart management of non technical electricity losses, with a target of cutting 3,500 megawatts from the national grid load by the end of the summer. He said unauthorised connections, informal settlements, unlicensed water wells, improper use of subsidised tariffs and illegal crypto mining are among the main sources of pressure on the power grid and of the worsening energy imbalance.

Allahdad added that the summer peak load has been passed thanks to consumption management programmes, but that reducing grid losses and tackling unauthorised consumption must continue with the same rigour so the network enters the winter peak period prepared.