Natural gas consumption reached 242 billion cubic meters in the fiscal 2022-23, up 3 bcm compared to that of the previous year, the head of the National Iranian Gas Company Dispatching Department said.
“Household and commercial sectors accounted for the major share of consumption at 123 bcm during the year, up 1 bcm compared to a year ago,” Mohammad Reza Joulaei was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
Of the total consumption (242 bcm), close to 71 bcm and 48 bcm were burnt in thermal power plants and industries, namely petrochemical and cement factories, respectively, he added.
Drawing a parallel between the first and the second half of the year in 2022, the official noted that households, power stations and industries consumed around 109 bcm of gas between March 20 and Sept. 22 and the rest (133 bcm) was used between Sept. 23 and March 20, 2023.
Referring to different sectors’ consumption in the last two weeks, Joulaei said daily consumption was about 670 mcm, of which power plants and industries accounted for daily consumption of 173 mcm and 151 mcm respectively.
“Of the total consumption [242 bcm], 222 bcm were processed in the South Pars Gas Complex in Bushehr Province, up 3% compared to last year,” he added.
The rest (20 bcm) was processed in other gas refineries, such as Khangiran in Khorasan Razavi Province.