According to Khabar Online, Saeed Tawakli said at the economy table, referring to the necessity of gas consumption management in the winter season: in a situation where about 80% of the gas injected into the network is consumed in the domestic and commercial sector, reducing the temperature of homes by just one degree can bring savings as much as the gas production of a honey phase.
The Young Journalists Club wrote in a news article: Referring to the economic capacity of the gas savings certificate, Tavakoli stated: The savings certificate, which is currently bought and sold in the stock market, has reached the price of 84 thousand Tomans per cubic meter at the peak of consumption.
He added: The main benefit of subscribers from the implementation of saving plans is that by converting houses into low-consumption units, the amount of household gas consumption will decrease, and subscribers will not be placed in the upper levels of consumption, i.e. high-consumption and very high-consumption groups; As a result, their gas bill will be significantly reduced.
Referring to the measures taken to improve the infrastructure of energy consumption, the CEO of National Gas Company of Iran said: About 70% of the activities carried out in this area are dedicated to the improvement of infrastructure, among which we can mention the improvement and smartening of engine houses, the use of high-efficiency heaters and the improvement of the management system of heaters.
Tavakli also said about the free replacement of low-efficiency heaters: these measures are followed from two paths; A part of the capacity approved by the Economic Council has been provided, and so far about 190,000 devices have been distributed across the country. The implementation of this plan will continue at a faster pace and its main focus is on Sardsir provinces and families covered by the welfare organization and the relief committee.
He continued: In addition, many investment companies that operate in the form of savings plans also use these capacities to implement corrective measures and optimize consumption.
The necessity of accompanying people to prevent blackouts in winter
Referring to the situation of energy supply in the winter season, the CEO of Iran National Gas Company stated: In winter, the amount of electricity consumption in the country reaches about 47,000 to 50,000 megawatts. If the power plants can have enough production and the necessary repairs and preparations are done in this sector, we will not have any problem in electricity supply and there will be no outages.
Tavakli added: Considering the problems in supplying fuel to power plants and the limitations in supplying gas to this sector, it is necessary to support people and maximize savings and manage consumption so that, God willing, we will not witness a blackout in the country.
11 provinces are facing gas tension
Referring to the state of the country’s gas network on the eve of the cold season of the year, he said: Currently, 11 provinces are facing gas tension, and the three provinces of Mazandaran, Golestan and North Khorasan will face this problem in a wider way.
Referring to the plans made after the damage caused to the country’s gas facilities during the enemy attacks, the CEO of Iran National Gas Company stated: From the very beginning of this damage, the necessary plans were defined in the best possible way. Part of these measures includes 82 rows of programs related to the National Gas Company and the Ministry of Oil, and another part is related to devices and collections outside these two departments.
Tavakli continued: All the programs that are under the responsibility of the National Gas Company and the Ministry of Oil have been fully practiced and the necessary preparations have been made for their implementation. However, the successful implementation of these programs also requires the will, effort, empathy and synergy of the participants.
Emphasizing the high share of the domestic and commercial sector in the country’s gas consumption, he said: In the winter season, out of every 100 units of gas injected into the network, about 80 units are allocated to domestic and commercial consumers. Therefore, if people reduce the temperature of their homes by only one degree centigrade, the amount of saving will be equivalent to the gas production of one phase of Asalouye.
Food and pharmaceutical industry gas restrictions are not applied
Tavakli further stated about the possibility of restricting industrial gas in the winter season: We have about 12 consumption codes in the industrial sector, and some industries, including the food and pharmaceutical industries, which are directly related to the food and pharmaceutical security of the people, will not face gas cut under any circumstances, even in difficult conditions.
Referring to the situation of major industries, including steel and petrochemicals, he said: until this moment, we have not imposed any restrictions on the supply of gas to the steel and petrochemical industries; This is despite the fact that I mentioned earlier that the amount of gas in the country had decreased by about 13%.
The CEO of National Gas Company of Iran noted that if gas consumption has decreased in some steel and petrochemical units, part of it is due to the damages that these industries suffered during the war, and this decrease in consumption was not necessarily due to the imposition of gas restrictions.
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