Iranian Gas Consumption Up 50 Per Cent Due to Cold Weather

Text of report by Iranian radio on 19 January

The current spell of cold weather has increase gas consumption in the country by 50 per cent. The managing-director of the Iranian Gas Company, while calling on the people to economize in gas consumption, said: We are experiencing a drop in gas pressure along the pipelines in some regions, and we have therefore increased the supply of kerosene to those regions.

Mr Kasra’izadeh added: At present, all the gas pumping stations are working in full capacity and our company workers are on the alert to deal with any possible problem.

He pointed out: Gas supply to some [state owned] industries such as power stations, oil refineries and steel factories has been cut down; and these industrial units have been supplied with alternative fuel so that more gas can be diverted to domestic consumers.