TEHRAN- The Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy of the Ministry of Energy emphasized the need for the electricity industry to maintain readiness under critical conditions to serve the people.

According to the Ministry of Energy's information portal, Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, while appreciating the efforts of operational electricity colleagues in all sectors, closely followed the process of supplying electricity to subscribers and the repair and reconstruction of the damaged electricity grid, and added: "Maintaining vigilance and readiness of transmission networks and substations, as well as the distribution sector's service to subscribers, is mandatory."

During this visit, after receiving a full report on the dedicated efforts of colleagues from the power outage response teams and the re-energization of transmission and distribution networks following enemy attacks, the Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy of the Ministry of Energy stated: "The courage and bravery of these colleagues, who in critical and dangerous conditions and shortly after enemy airstrikes step in, secure the environment, and quickly stabilize the electricity grid with minimal facilities, are a source of pride and honor for this industry."

Rajabi Mashhadi said: "Continuity of electricity supply to all subscribers under special wartime conditions gives hope to the people, and the people's blessings will be the backbone of this dedicated effort."

During the continuation of this visit, reports were presented on the implementation of smartening projects and the installation of advanced equipment for real-time monitoring of network parameters, and important infrastructural activities were reviewed to utilize the maximum technical and specialized local electricity capacity to prevent instability in the face of threats to the electricity grid of the Tehran metropolis.

On March 15, the Minister of Energy announced that based on planned programs, the country's entire electricity grid will be made smart in the near future.

According to IRNA's report from the Ministry of Energy, Abbas Aliabadi stated during the unveiling ceremony of the first center for studies, design, and project management in the electricity grid, the center for smartening comprehensive plans, as well as the unveiling of the Resilience Atlas document for Tehran electricity distribution network: Despite the country's special circumstances, the implementation of development projects in the country's electricity industry has not stopped.

He considered the operation of these centers a valuable step towards smartening the electricity grid and improving services to electricity subscribers, especially in the capital. 

Aliabadi noted: The measures taken in the country's electricity industry are superior in many respects to the achievements of regional countries, and with the accomplishments in the field of smartening, we intend to soon surpass the milestone of installing 10 million smart meters nationwide.

The Minister of Energy stated: According to the planned program and with the efforts of our colleagues, we will witness the smartening of the entire country's electricity grid in the future.

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