INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Head of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has said his company is getting prepared for sustainable gas supply during the cold
priorities of the National Iranian Gas Company for supply during the cold season for which we have been planning carefully all year
in line with this important principle, the renovation of facilities, equipment, and key parts of the first complex refineries will start in
cold season, despite the unprecedented increase in natural gas consumption in the country, the gas industry was able to register a record
high in terms of gas supply during the peak consumption period.The consumption of natural gas by the domestic and commercial sectors reached
662 million cubic meters (mcm) in January to register a new record high in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).NIGC and
all its subsidiaries were seriously working a few months before the winter to ensure the sustained supply of gas during the cold season.With
a nominal capacity of over 1,000 mcm, Iran is currently producing over 810 mcm of natural gas on a daily basis which is mostly used inside
the country for the domestic sector and also as fuel for the power plants and a small portion is also exported to neighboring countries like
Iraq.Currently, about 30,000 villages with 4.6 million households as well as 1,148 cities with over 18 million households are connected to
the national gas network in Iran.EF/MA
