Oil Minister: Gas Grid Stable Despite Cold Snap, High Usage

EghtesadOnline: Despite freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls in different parts of Iran, which have led to a record high gas consumption, the gas grid is stable throughout the country, although a slight pressure drop can be seen at some endpoints, and only subscribers in Torbat Jam County, Khorasan Razavi Province, suffered gas outage, the oil minister said.

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18 January 2023

Despite freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls in different parts of Iran, which have led to a record high gas consumption, the gas grid is stable throughout the country, although a slight pressure drop can be seen at some endpoints, and only subscribers in Torbat Jam County, Khorasan Razavi Province, suffered gas outage, the oil minister said.

Referring to measures taken for the 17,000 subscribers of Torbat Jam, which are deprived of gas, Javad Owji added that since Saturday (Jan. 15) the distribution of kerosene and gas cylinders has started for free in the city, and nearly 17,000 electric and oil heaters have been distributed by the National Iranian Gas Company among subscribers,” the Oil Ministry’s news service Shana reported.

The minister noted that he has issued an order to strengthen the transmission of Torbat Jam gas from the city of Fariman or Mashhad, so that this problem does not occur next year.