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Iran infrastructure and energy crises deepen

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The electricity shortage that began in July 2024 has intensified through mid-2026 due to extreme heatwaves and repeated U.S. and Israeli strikes. These attacks have damaged over 2,000 transmission points, including the Kish Island power plant, and removed approximately 4,200 MW of generating capacity. In response, the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade increased industrial electricity rationing to two days per week, while residential load-shedding has been implemented in provinces like Isfahan, Tehran, and Alborz. By late August 2026, the economic situation grew more volatile as the Iranian rial surpassed 2 million rials to the US dollar. This currency collapse caused essential goods to surge in price, with insulin increasing by 642% and cooking oil by 177%. To address supply-demand imbalances, the government implemented a three-tier gasoline pricing system on September 8, 2026. While the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company ~~denied rumors that subsidies were being removed for vehicles valued above one billion tomans, it~~ noted that the one-billion-toman ceiling for gasoline subsidy eligibility is under review due to rising market prices. A proposal is also pending to allocate 300 liters of gasoline at 10,000 tomans per liter monthly for pickup trucks and ride-hailing services. To support vulnerable populations, review, the government ~~announced the~~ also rolled out a September cash subsidy ~~schedule. Members of households in~~ and electronic coupon program. Cash payments for the first ~~to third~~ three income deciles ~~will receive~~ are 400,000 Tomans per person, while ~~those in~~ the fourth to through ninth deciles ~~will~~ receive 300,000 Tomans. ~~Additionally, electronic coupon credits~~ Electronic coupons for essential goods are being ~~rolled out~~ distributed in three stages through ~~early October. These coupons are strictly for purchasing specific items and cannot be withdrawn as cash.~~ October 5. Energy shortages continue to impact heavy industry. The cement sector reports a significant decline in clinker production due to electricity being restricted to 400 megawatts per day, down from 650 megawatts during peak hours last year. Additionally, a critical gas shortage has left the industry receiving less than five million cubic meters of its required 28 million cubic meters daily, forcing a reliance on alternative fuels like mazut.

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