The introduction of an 85-percent electricity restriction for Iran’s cement industry could disrupt cement production and distribution, said Ali Akbar Alvandian, Secretary General of the Association of Cement Industry Employers.
According to him, with the current level of energy supply, plants can effectively only maintain lighting systems. The industry fears a halt in production and a subsequent rise in prices.
Alvandian called on the Ministry of Energy, together with the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade and the government, to review decisions on energy supply to the cement industry.
According to industry data, demand for cement in the first two months of the current year increased compared with the same period last year. At the same time, clinker production amounted to 13 million tonnes, 5% lower than a year earlier, while cement output over the two months reached 11 million tonnes, up 9.6%.
Alvandian said that the continuation of energy restrictions could reduce cement production and create serious problems for the market, construction and infrastructure projects.
Earlier, in May 2025, we wrote that, by order of Iran’s Ministry of Interior, cement and steel plants across the country were to temporarily suspend production for two weeks to control electricity demand.
