CNG Sales Rise 10%

Compressed natural gas sales reached 21 million cubic meters per day in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March to Sept.). The figure shows 10% growth compared to the same period in 2019 when sales were 19 mcm/d, IRNA reported.
The share of CNG in the national fuel mix was less than 16% in 2018 but jumped 50% in the last eight months to reach 24%.
“CNG consumption is expected to climb to 30 mcm/d in two years as the plan to convert 1.4 million gasoline-powered vehicles (pickup trucks, taxis and vans) to CNG hybrids is making progress,” Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, head of CNG department at the state-run National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company said.