Iran Targets Outages Amid Health Concerns From Power Plants
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Iran is set to enforce scheduled power cuts as it moves to limit electricity production from power plants that use polluting fuels, according to the semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency.
In a bid to tackle air pollution, the government aims to halt the burning of mazut — a heavy fuel oil — at thermal plants in major cities including Isfahan, Shazand, and Karaj, according to Shina Ansari, Iran’s top environmental official, ISNA reported on Saturday.