Showy MoUs Have Grounded Iran LNG Project
The Iran LNG project, which began in the 1980s with the aim of making Iran a major player in the global liquefied natural gas market, is now facing numerous technical and economic challenges. Despite the signing of a new memorandum of understanding between the Iranian Natural Gas Liquefaction Company and the Petroleum Industries Engineering and Construction Company, experts believe that without cooperation with Western companies, the implementation of the project will be impossible.
Iranian shipping giant brought to its knees; Asadollah Imamjuma and his son placed on US blacklist
The Trump administration has sanctioned the Iranian shipping giant in new, draconian sanctions against Iran's oil and gas sales.
Energy self-sufficiency in the petrochemical industry; Persian Gulf Holding’s multi-billion dollar step in developing solar power plants
Persian Gulf Holding, with its massive $2 billion plan to build a 5,000-megawatt solar power plant, is seeking self-sufficiency in energy supply and reducing dependence and pressure on the national grid.
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Increase in the country’s solar power capacity by 15,000 MW
The CEO of Pasargad Bank said: "To partially compensate for the energy imbalance, we are trying to introduce 15,000 megawatts of solar power into the country's electricity grid in the next 14 months."
Filing a case against former oil and interior ministers and the head of the environment department
A spokesman for the judiciary announced: "A special criminal case has been opened against three defendants, including the former ministers of oil, interior, and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, and in accordance with the law, five of the managers at the time have been sentenced."
Why did Iran experience a harsh winter?
In the summer, given the widespread use of electric cooling devices and considering Iran's climate, it is acceptable that Iran's mostly worn-out power plants will have trouble supplying electricity. But what about the power outages in the winter?
The important impact of the 2 degrees below zero campaign on energy savings
A member of the Industries and Mines Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, stating that saving campaigns play an important role in creating a culture of reducing energy consumption in the country, said: "This campaign encourages people to save energy and reduces the challenges of imbalances during the cold season."
Increasing the capacity of the South Pars Gas Complex power plant
The head of the South Pars Gas Complex power plant stated that the nominal capacity of this power plant is 1,000 megawatts, and said: "With the launch of the combined cycle development plan of three steam blocks, this capacity will increase."
118 million cubic meters of gas were delivered to the country’s power plants
A spokesman for the National Iranian Gas Company announced the delivery of 118 million cubic meters of gas to power plants yesterday.
Decrease in water levels in some dams in the country compared to last year
The spokesperson for the country's water industry said: The level of filling the country's dam reservoirs is estimated at around 43%. The current volume of filling the country's dams is almost similar to previous years on this date, but it is about eight percent lower than the long-term average.
What is the average gasoline consumption in Tehran?
The director of the National Petroleum Products Distribution Company in Tehran said: The average daily consumption of gasoline in Tehran is 22 million liters.
69% of delivered gas was consumed in the domestic sector
A spokesman for the National Iranian Gas Company said: "Yesterday, 590 million cubic meters of natural gas, equivalent to 69 percent of the total gas delivered to the national network, was consumed in the domestic, commercial, and industrial sectors."
What are the statistics on the delivery of liquid fuel to power plants?
The average delivery of diesel to power plants from September to late December shows that the delivery of this product to power generation units has increased by 26 and 37 percent, respectively, compared to the same period in the past two years.
