EghtesadOnline: Gas consumption in the household sector is expected to surpass 600 million cubic meters (per day) as cold spell is sweeping across many regions, head of the public relations office of the National Iranian Gas Company said.

EghtesadOnline: The number of gas meters in the household sector grew by 45% (1 million) in the past eight years in Tehran Province alone, head of the provincial Gas Company said.

EghtesadOnline: Decline in electricity output due to high gas consumption in the household sector will have adverse effects on the power export, vice president of Iran Electrical Industry Syndicate said.