Tehran Orders Electricity Outages to Deal With Surging Use

Residential and commercial properties sit illuminated on the city skyline in Tehran, Iran.Photographer: Simon Dawson
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Power will go out for two hours at a time in staggered stoppages across Tehran province as Iranian authorities grapple with a surge in electricity usage during a heat wave.

In a notification that upbraided some consumers for cranking up their air conditioners, the provincial electricity utility sent out a table outlining its rolling blackouts. Temperatures have soared beyond 104 degrees (40 degrees Celsius.)