The possibility of authorized mining of cryptocurrency using renewable energy was provided

According to Mehr News Agency, citing the Ministry of Energy, Mustafa Rajabi Mashhadhi, referring to the discovery of more than 234 thousand miner Estimating the consumption of 800 megawatts of electricity in the country, Ghirmajaz said: This amount is equivalent to the electricity consumed by the two provinces of North and South Khorasan.
Referring to the possibility of legal mining of cryptocurrency in the country, the spokesperson of the electricity industry stated: Those who want to mine cryptocurrency must obtain the necessary permission from the Ministry. silence and we provide them with the amount of electricity they need based on this license.
He added: What the legislator has emphasized more in this regard is the use of renewable electricity Miners They are working 24 hours a day and solar panels in all They are not able to produce electricity 24 hours a day, the electricity industry will provide them with the electricity they need during the hours of the day when it is not possible to use renewable electricity.

The CEO of Tavanir Company reminded: the price of electricity for mining It is 3,200 Tomans per kilowatt hour, which is the same rate as buying electricity from renewable electricity producers.

Rajabi Mashhadi added: If someone does not produce renewable electricity, he can buy the electricity he needs from the green electricity board.

Referring to the punitive measures foreseen in the law for unauthorized cryptocurrency miners, he said: In the first stage, in addition to the warning, a fine equal to 100 times the local electricity rate that was used to mine the cryptocurrency was considered. is At the same time, cryptocurrency mining equipment is also collected Bring And it is placed at the disposal of the judicial authority until Amoha to be Of course, in the second turn, act collectively Bring We will also divide the offender.

The CEO of Tawanir company, while thanking the compatriots for their cooperation in introducing the centers and people who extract cryptocurrency illegally, stated: payment of one million Tomans as a reward for each device report miner It is considered illegal up to 50 million Tomans
In the end, the CEO of Tawanir Company requested people to report their reports to Tawanir Company through the 30005121 system.