Qeshm Governor: Projectile impact on Qeshm power plant is not true

Qeshm County Governor Hossein Amirtimouri denied the rumors circulated on social media about a projectile striking the island’s power plant, calling them untrue. The head of Qeshm County’s power distribution network also separately rejected any link between the island’s intermittent power outages and the attacks, saying the cause was a technical fault in the high-voltage transmission lines. Technical crews from the regional power company are working to fix the problem.

• Hossein Amirtimouri, the governor of Qeshm County, fully denied the claim that a projectile had struck Qeshm’s power plant.
• The governor of Qeshm said these rumors were false.
• He said the island’s power generation and distribution facilities are operating normally.
• Moshreq News reported, quoting the governor of Qeshm, that Qeshm’s electricity supply is stable.
• The head of Qeshm County’s power distribution network rejected any link between the island’s intermittent power outages and the attacks.
• The head of Qeshm’s power distribution network said the outages were caused by a technical fault in the high-voltage transmission lines.
• Technical crews from the regional power company are working to resolve the problem.. Coverage difference: Etemad and Moshreq News focused on the governor’s denial of the rumor that a projectile had struck Qeshm’s power plant. In addition to denying any link between the power outages and the attacks, IRNA quoted the head of Qeshm’s power distribution network as saying the outages were caused by a technical fault in the high-voltage transmission lines.