According to Khabar Online, winter and the increase in gas demand in the cold months of the year have always been one of the challenges of Iran’s energy industry.
Hamshahri wrote in a news: In the past years, along with the drop in temperature and the increase in household consumption, there were restrictions on the supply of gas to industries and power plants. This year, however, the damage caused to a part of the gas production facilities during the third imposed war has doubled the necessity of consumption management.
Returning 100 million cubic meters to orbit
Following the attack on the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th refineries of the South Pars gas complex on March 27, about 230 million cubic meters of the daily gas production capacity was taken out of service, of which 100 million cubic meters have been restored so far. On the eve of the cold season, the efforts of experts and employees of the gas industry continue to rebuild the damaged facilities; But maintaining the stability of gas production and supply in the cold season depends on the readiness of all sectors of the energy industry and all people.
Reconstruction of facilities, increasing the operational capacity of refineries and strengthening coordination between the production, transmission and distribution sectors are among the measures that are on the agenda to get through the winter; But on the other side of the story, the hard work of all people and the management of energy consumption is to maintain the stability of the country’s gas distribution network.
consumption management; complementing the efforts of the gas industry
Referring to this year’s conditions, Saeed Tawakli, CEO of the National Gas Company of Iran, said that the reduction in capacity due to war damage is next to the imbalance of previous years, and the total reduction of capacity and imbalance at peak consumption is about 400 million cubic meters per day.
This figure shows that consumption management, along with increasing production and infrastructure reconstruction, is one of the most important ways to maintain network stability. In fact, every amount of reduction in unnecessary consumption provides more possibility to supply the gas needed by households, power plants and production units.
The importance of this issue comes from the fact that in winter, the share of domestic and commercial consumption of network gas increases, and the growth of demand in this sector can create more restrictions for other consumers. In such a situation, saving gas consumption is not only an individual action, but also helps to maintain industrial production, employment and reduce pressure on the country’s energy network.
Every degree of temperature decrease, a phase of South Pars
One of the simplest and most effective ways to manage consumption is to adjust the temperature of the home environment within the normal range of comfort. Iran’s National Gas Company has launched the “20 degrees” campaign this year with the aim of promoting this behavior.
According to the CEO of Iran’s National Gas Company, a one-degree decrease in ambient temperature during peak consumption days can save about 25 million cubic meters per day in gas consumption. A figure equivalent to the production capacity of one phase of South Pars. This amount of savings shows the importance of small changes in the consumption behavior of households.
In addition to setting the house temperature to around 20 degrees, actions such as using thick curtains, sealing windows and doors, closing air conditioner valves and setting the temperature of the package and heating systems in the range of 55 to 60 degrees Celsius can help reduce consumption.
National sympathy to pass the winter
Gas consumption management will be more effective when it goes beyond individual recommendations and becomes a collective movement. In order to achieve this goal, National Gas Company of Iran has emphasized on using the capacity of schools, guilds, mosques and public institutions. “Hamiar Gas” project has also provided a platform for promoting the culture of optimal consumption in families with the participation of about 310 thousand students and 41 thousand teachers.
The experience of reforming gas tariffs after 14 years and reducing consumption by 8.5% in the domestic sector during one year of implementation of this program shows that informing and accompanying people can be effective in reducing consumption.
In fact, the stability of the gas network this winter depends on the efforts of experts to restore the production capacity on the one hand and the people’s support to prevent unnecessary consumption. Just as people reduced drinking water consumption in the last year and during the country’s most severe drought, they should also take action in the field of energy and contribute to the stability of the energy network in the entire country only with correct and optimal consumption.
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