Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel made the statement in his 18th news conference and added, “The law the government has enforced since May 22 in a bid to organize fuel consumption is very important and complicated and guarantees national interests.”
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Interior and petroleum ministries in a joint statement announced the new conditions of gasoline supply.
Petrol is supplied only with smart card as of May 22, reads the statement.
“The system is matchless as the volume of consumed gasoline is registered in the remotest areas of the country,” he justified.
Haddad-Adel expressed hope the government would remove problems on distribution of smart cards and would start rationing petrol on June 6.
He called on people to economize the consumption of petrol and to cooperate with the government, arguing that the plan would greatly benefit the country.
“Billions of dollars was given as state subsidy for petrol in the past year that never benefited the country,” regretted the speaker, reiterating the cabinet, thanks to people’s support and economization, could use the huge sum for promotion of social justice and development of the country.
Haddad-Adel called for dissemination of information by the media about the advantages of the gasoline rationing plan.
The managing director of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Co. (NIORDC) Tuesday predicted that the country’s daily gasoline consumption would fall to 60-62 million liters from current 80 million liters when the rationing plan was enforced.
Mohammad-Reza Nematzadeh, also the deputy petroleum minister, added the rationing plan was finalized in the cabinet and petrol quotas would be announced soon.
Fuel smart cards would be issued for all public transports under direct supervision of Interior Ministry, said the official, adding all gasoline-fueled vehicles’ need would be met.
There were 8.3 million cars in the country, out of which 2.3 million belonged to the public service, 150 thousand to the government, and the rest were personal automobiles, he said.
Petrol quota for the public service would be higher than their average daily use, he added.
The government and Majlis were determined to put the gasoline rationing plan into action, said a member of Energy Committee of Majlis here Wednesday.
Mohammad Qomi told PIN the government enforced the law on smart card use at due time, May 22, and it had to start rationing petrol within the next few days.
“We have to help the government enforce all ratifications and let the rationing law be put into practice without any trouble,” said the lawmaker.
He expressed hope the government would define the gasoline quota and price by June 5.
Interior and petroleum ministries in a joint statement announced the new conditions of gasoline supply.
Petrol is supplied only with smart card as of May 22, reads the statement.
The minister, who made the statement on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of Maroun 3 gas pressure station, added petrol was supplied in all filling stations with smart card from May 22.
He expressed hope all smart cards would be distributed by June 7 and the rationing would take effect at that date.
Fuel smart card distribution would come to an end within 10-15 days and rationing would take affect at the time, he told reporters on the sidelines of an open session of Majlis.
“All filling stations have been equipped with smart card systems and more than 90 percent of stations have become operational,” said the minister.
Asked about the reason behind the increase of petrol to 1,000 rials (10.8 cents) per liter ahead of rationing, he said the price had been determined for a liter of rationed gasoline, however Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel urged the cabinet to enforce the new rate as of May 22 according to Majlis ratification, arguing that rationing and price were totally separate issues.
Petrol quota would be announced twice a year, said the top official, adding, “For the current year, two quotas have been determined for every five months.”
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