Tehran Province Power Utility Reports Seizure of Unlicensed Crypto Miners

Mahmoud Mahmoudi, chief executive of the Tehran Province Electricity Distribution Company, said, citing Tavanir, that 601 unlicensed crypto-mining farms with a combined 10,505 miners have been identified and removed in the province since the crackdown began. The machines drew 24,150 kilowatts, and removing them has avoided consumption of more than 17.5 million kilowatt-hours, which the company puts at the monthly use of 57,959 households in the hot season. Since the start of the current Iranian year, 48 farms with 899 miners have been found, and since the start of Mehr, 6 farms with 41 miners. A five-machine farm in Varamin was also found before it started operating. This report was published on Sunday, 26 Mehr 1405 (18 October 2026).