INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Managing Director of Iran Gas Engineering and Development Company (IGEDC) Reza Noshadi has said 85 percent of the equipment used in
Project Management Professional (PMP) conference in Tehran, Noshadi noted that Iran is also completely self-sufficient in constructing
natural gas pipelines.He further stressed the importance of proper management in the gas industry projects for benefiting from the
become a world-class project-oriented organization and achieving this goal requires mastery of project management knowledge and its full
country.According to Samad Rahimi, IGEDC operator of gas pressure boosting station projects, 90 percent of the equipment used in these
projects including air conditioners, air compressors, valves and fittings, scrubbers, electrical equipment, instruments, etc
were provided by domestic manufacturers.According to the official, Iran Gas Engineering and Development Company has played a significant
role in the indigenization of the knowledge for the production of the above-mentioned turbines and the development of turbine manufacturers
such as MAPNA and OTC increases employment for engineers and skilled workforce.Going hand in hand with the oil industry, the Iranian gas
sector has been enjoying drastic technological advances in recent years, and numerous knowledge-based companies, research centers, and
institutes have become active to help the industry reach its goals of self-sufficiency.The growth in the mentioned sector is so fast-pacing
completely self-sufficient by 2024.Achieving the knowledge for the production of equipment and materials needed in the gas industry saves
Iran over $19 million every year, an official with NIGC said in May 2021.EF/MA
