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VOA Persian: Iran faces return of organized blackouts


FILE - The reactor building of an Iranian nuclear power plant and electricity poles are seen at Bushehr, Iran, Feb. 27, 2005. Iranian power officials said organized blackouts would begin on Dec. 14, 2024.
FILE - The reactor building of an Iranian nuclear power plant and electricity poles are seen at Bushehr, Iran, Feb. 27, 2005. Iranian power officials said organized blackouts would begin on Dec. 14, 2024.

An official from TAVANIR, Iran's power generation and distribution company, has announced the initiation of organized blackouts starting Saturday. The move comes despite earlier government claims about the sufficiency of the electricity supply in Iran and parliament's emphasis on prioritizing household energy needs.

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