Iran’s weekly fuel consumption surpasses 1 billion liters

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 15 By Umid Niayesh - Trend: Iran’s total liquid fuel consumption including diesel oil and fuel oil stood at 1.05 billion liters in the week to March 13. The figure indicates a rise by 117 million liters compared to 887.4 million liters of total diesel oil and fuel oil consumption from the preceding week, the Iranian oil ministry’s official SHANA news agency reported March 15. Some 729.4 million liters of diesel oil and 275.4 million liters of fuel oil were consumed in the country in the time period. March 7 with 120.5 million liters, and March 13 with 68.6 million liters recorded the highest and lowest rate of diesel oil consumption in the mentioned week. March 9 with 48.8 million liters, and March 7 with 34.1 million liters also recorded the highest and lowest rate of fuel oil consumption in the mentioned week. Average daily diesel oil and fuel oil consumption in the mentioned week stood at 104.2 million liters and 39.342 million liters respectively in the week to March 13. Iranian oil ministry seeks to decrease liquid fuel consumption in the country by boosting gas consumption, particularly in power plants. Iran aimed to boost gas supply to power plants to 1,483 billion cubic feet this year to reduce gas oil and fuel oil burning in this sector. Over 83 percent of total electricity output in Iran is generated in thermal power plants, fueled by diesel oil, fuel oil and natural gas. Iran delivered 47 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas to power plants since the beginning of the current Iranian fiscal year (March 21, 2014) to Feb. 22. Some 140 million cubic meters of gas on average per day has been delivered to power plants during the current Iranian fiscal year compared to 100 mcm in the previous fiscal year. The country used 1,271 billion cubic feet of gas, as well as 28 billion liters of gas oil and fuel oil for power generation during last fiscal year, ended on March 2014. Follow us on Twitter @TRENDNewsAgency