According to the National Iranian Gas Company, Mohammad Seraji said Monday (Feb. 23) at the unveiling ceremony for the industrial gas supply service that applicants seeking to build or expand industrial units previously had to complete multiple steps through correspondence and in-person visits, requiring significant time and repeated follow-ups.

“With the launch of this platform, applicants enter the process through a single land window and can track all required permits, including gas supply, in an integrated, nonpresence format,” he said. “This marks an important step toward improving the business environment and accelerating services for the industrial sector.”

Seraji pointed to the project’s technical foundations, saying spatial data had been collected in recent years by provincial gas companies and operational regions and uploaded in standardized formats to the company’s Integrated Geographic Information system, or IGN.

Data Integration and Standardization

Seraji said data integration and standardization are key features of the platform, helping eliminate fragmented information and achieve data consistency. He added that the system uses a service-oriented architecture to ensure flexibility and enable seamless data exchange with other systems.

He emphasized the importance of information security, saying security considerations were incorporated from the design stage. In recent tests, the system demonstrated acceptable performance on security metrics.

Seraji said the Integrated Gas Network Analysis system, or SGN, has also been added to the platform. Through data exchange, SGN streamlines and accelerates design processes for technical experts.

He described digital transformation as an organizational mandate, noting that the company is at the beginning of its digital journey. “Launching these platforms represents the first steps toward conducting work processes in a transparent, secure and agile manner,” he said. “It also enables stakeholders to monitor and track different stages.”

Faster Access to Services

Seraji said the platform and similar systems could deliver significant benefits to the National Iranian Gas Co. while giving citizens and economic actors faster access to services and updates on application status.

“Applicants can now see exactly where their case stands at each stage,” he said.

He thanked provincial gas companies, the gas supply management division, the planning management of the National Iranian Gas Co., the Oil Ministry’s planning deputy and other related organizations for their cooperation. One of the project’s most important outcomes, he said, is the nationwide unification and standardization of processes.

Seraji noted that some procedures were previously paper-based and varied by province, with differing methods and occasional discretionary practices affecting workflows. “With the launch of this platform, processes are now integrated, clearly defined and harmonized at the national level,” he said.

He added that through collective work and the use of provincial expertise, a uniform and standardized process has been established across the National Iranian Gas Co., providing a foundation for the future expansion of smart services.

“This is the beginning of the path,” Seraji said. “With synergy and collaboration across all sectors, we can take bigger steps in digital transformation and deliver more valuable services to the public.”