Iranian government returns the seized equipment to miners – Bits Media

The Iranian government instructed the Tavanir state electric power company to prepare proposals for, how to use mining equipment, Without damaging the national energy network.

Previously, Tavanir stopped supplying electricity to all detected illegal mining objects, confiscated equipment and fined their operators for damage, National distribution network. At the beginning 2023 the year was identified and closed more 7 000 illegal mining farms, And the number of equipment, transferred to the department for the collection and sale of state property (OCSSOP) exceeded 150 000 units.

According to Iranian media with reference to a senior official in OCSSOP, Simultaneously with the development of proposals for optimizing the load on the country's energy -capacity network, The department began to return the previously seized equipment to its owners.

Ministry of Industry, The mining and trade of Iran said, that companies, who want to continue to engage in the extraction of crypto assets on legally, will have to receive a license and permission to import energy carriers. In addition, mining equipment should be approved by the Iranian standardization organization, And miners are required to pay for electricity at export tariffs.

In November, the National Iranian Gas Company of the Ministry of Oil Industry Iran informed miners about raising tariffs for natural gas. The increase has retroactive force and spreads for the entire financial year, which began in March 2022 of the year.