Iran’s widening electricity shortage is the root cause of disruptions in mobile phone services, adding to a cascade of crises hitting the country’s infrastructure, a lawmaker said on Sunday.
“Chain problems from mobile coverage and internet access to energy supply are now affecting not only the capital but also cities across many provinces,” Mostafa Pourdehghan told reporters.
“These issues appear even in a simple phone call,” said the member of parliament’s industries committee.
“When we ask the minister of communications about it, he responds that electricity is cut on one side and our batteries are worn out and acidic on the other. The disruption in mobile services has its root in the electricity imbalance.”
Lawmakers, Pourdehghan said, had called on the president to take swift decisions on the structural causes.
Power shortfalls and wider crises
Meanwhile, a power company official said Iran’s electricity crisis will not be resolved quickly.
“The severe electricity shortage will not end soon,” Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, head of the state power company Tavanir said on Sunday.
Consumption management must continue into winter despite better fuel supplies than last year, he said. “Only with careful planning and cooperation across all sectors can we manage the imbalance and provide stable services.”
Iran has been hit by repeated blackouts, water shortages, and factory closures in recent months. In summer, entire provinces including Tehran were shut down repeatedly as temperatures soared.
The crises have been aggravated by US sanctions, corruption, and economic mismanagement that have pushed the rial to a fraction of its former value.
Citizens report mounting frustration as internet slowdowns, power outages, and water scarcity intersect with inflation and unemployment.
