1.8 percent reduction in electricity losses in the first half of this year

Despite the increase of 2.1% in the energy consumption of subscribers in the first six months of this year, the loss of electric energy has decreased by 1.8% compared to the same period last year, a trend that shows the importance of intelligent management of losses in the country's electricity network, along with the implementation of the National Mehtab Plan to deal with unauthorized electricity and meter manipulation.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, a part of the energy produced in the country is wasted before reaching the final consumer in the power grid, energy losses that, in addition to the technical factors of unauthorized consumption and manipulation of measuring equipment, also contribute to that. In such a situation, reducing losses and preventing illegal use of the electricity network, along with the development of production capacity and consumption management, are among the measures that can help improve productivity and sustainable supply of electricity.

Ambassador Arjan wrote: In this regard, the National Moonlight Project was implemented nationally since the end of last year, focusing on reducing non-technical losses, including unauthorized electricity and manipulation of measuring devices.

According to the presented statistics, about 10% of the energy produced in the country is lost in the power grid, and nearly half of this amount is non-technical losses. A significant part of these losses is caused by unauthorized use and violations related to measuring equipment, which doubles the necessity of identifying and organizing these cases in the electricity distribution network.

Intelligence alone is not enough

Smartening the network and installing smart meters is one of the main pillars of the Mehtab plan, but it is not possible to achieve the goals of this plan only by installing smart equipment. Continuous monitoring of the network and dealing with the manipulation of measuring equipment and unauthorized uses of electricity are among the measures that should be taken into consideration along with the development of technology, because without continuous follow-up and care, investment in this field cannot lead to the expected effectiveness.

In this, the role of the reading, inspection, installation and operational agents of the network is also very important. These forces are in direct contact with the country's 42 million electricity subscribers, and their awareness and precision in identifying violations and taking care of the network complements the use of smart technologies. Therefore, in addition to technical equipment and infrastructure, the reduction of electricity losses also depends on field monitoring and the continuous performance of operational forces.

The importance of dealing with unauthorized consumption becomes more visible in the conditions of electricity imbalance, especially in some regions of the country. According to the latest information provided by Tawanir Company, the amount of unauthorized electricity in some southern provinces reaches 100 to 200 megawatts, a capacity that can have a direct impact on network load management in unbalance conditions.

Mehtab, an attempt to distribute electricity more equitably

However, the objectives of the National Moonlight Plan are not limited to reducing casualties and technical measures. This plan is also followed with the aim of protecting public rights and dealing with illegal tampering with the country's electricity network, and identifying and dealing with unauthorized consumption and illegal branching, known as electricity theft, is one of its main axes.

In this framework, organizing the use of the electricity network can help distribute energy more equitably among subscribers, especially during peak periods when network load management becomes more important. Mehtab plan is trying to prevent violations and unauthorized use from affecting citizens' fair share of electricity by using supervisory and operational capacities.

Along with the implementation of plans to deal with non-technical losses, the presented statistics indicate the reduction of electrical energy losses in the first half of this year. Based on this, electricity losses during this period have decreased by 1.8% compared to the same period in 1404, a trend that, along with other measures of the electricity industry, can indicate the improvement of loss management and the organization of the distribution network.

Mohammad El-dad - CEO of Tovanir Company - has recently pointed to this decrease and explained that this happened in a situation where the energy consumption of subscribers has increased by 2.1% in the first six months of this year. On the other hand, the energy delivered to electricity distribution companies has decreased by 0.5% during the same period.

These figures show that the reduction of losses in this period cannot be attributed solely to the reduction of consumption or the increase of energy input to the network, but the improvement of network performance and the reduction of part of the wasted energy in the distribution process also played a role in this process.

Reducing losses is important from an economic and technical point of view, because any reduction in this sector means that a greater share of the produced energy reaches the final consumer instead of being lost in the network. Therefore, along with the development of power generation capacity, network development and consumption management, loss management is one of the important pillars of sustainable electricity supply.

Which distribution companies recorded the greatest reduction in casualties?

The review of the performance of electricity distribution companies in the first half of this year shows that the electricity distribution companies of Khuzestan, Sistan and Baluchistan and Kurdistan have recorded the largest reduction in casualties compared to the same period last year.

Despite this continuity, the process of reducing losses requires a series of continuous measures, including monitoring the network, identifying high-loss points, improving infrastructure, organizing unauthorized consumption, and wider use of smart tools to measure and control consumption. Continuation of these measures can help improve network performance and increase the share of energy delivered to subscribers.

All in all, the National Mehtab Plan cannot be considered merely a program to identify unauthorized consumption or correct electricity distributions, and if continued and implemented effectively, it can provide the basis for moving from merely reactive consumption management to intelligent energy governance; An approach in which, in addition to electricity production and supply, consumption patterns, customer behavior, equipment efficiency and protection of public rights are also taken into consideration.