Gas Supply to Power Stations Up 5%

Natural gas delivery to 123 thermal power plants reached 42 billion cubic meters from March to August -- up 5% compared to the same period last year, head of National Iranian Gas Company dispatching department said.
“Higher gas production and supply to power plants instead of diesel and mazut has helped curb the use of environmentally harmful liquefied fuels,” Mohammadreza Joulaee was quoted as saying by ISNA.
Thermal power stations receive close to 250 million cubic meters of gas a day that is normally cut by half in winter as consumption of households rises.