Gas Consumption Up 35% in 2 Years

Close to 203 billion cubic meters of natural gas was used in ten months to December 21, head of the state-run National Iranian Gas Company said.
“It jumped by a massive 53 bcm or 35% compared to the same period in 2018,” Hassan Montazer-Torbati, was quoted as saying by IRNA.
Consumption in the ten months was at 193 bcm in 2019, he added and said that households and power plants have used 10 bcm more gas in 2020. “Of the 10 bcm approximately 7 bcm was used by households and the balance by thermal power stations.”
Referring to Nov. 21-Dec.20 data, he said home consumption surged 10% compared to 2019 and reached 550 million cubic meters per day.