NIGC’s managing director Majid Chegeni made the remarks during the official commissioning ceremony of the "Dorahi- Dashtak-Nehbandan" gas pipeline, noting that many records were set in the country's gas industry in the last three years of the 13th administration in office.

He said that the construction of more than 1,800 kilometers of high-pressure transmission pipelines, the implementation of about 53,000 kilometers of rural and urban gas networks, the installation of more than 990,000 gas meters, and the supply of gas to more than 24 power plants and 21,000 industrial units are some of these important measures, which have increased employment and production in the past three years.

Referring to the gas supply to 50 cities during the three years of the 13th administration in office, he said: 45 years after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, finally, in the 13th administration, gas supply to more than 6,800 villages in difficult-to-reach and low-income areas was completed.

The NIGC’s CEO added that supporting knowledge-based companies and building seven pressure boosting stations, including 24 compressors, are measures that originated from the jihadist spirit of the martyred president Ibrahim Raisi.

Referring to the issue of gas-saving certificates, Chegeni announced that with the issuance of gas-saving certificates, suitable grounds have been provided for applicants to invest in energy consumption optimization.

Stating that optimizing energy consumption is the only way to prevent natural gas imbalance, he continued: In the cold season of the year, about 850 million cubic meters of natural gas are injected into the national network every day, which is a significant figure and this huge number is indicative of wasteful consumption.

According to him, this incorrect consumption is the reason behind the 13th administration's decision to provide the necessary grounds for issuing energy-saving certificates in all industrial units of the country which guarantees the returns in case of saving natural gas consumption.

The NIGC’s CEO further said that the construction of Qom-Parchin gas transmission pipeline, Aradan gas pressure boosting station, and reinforcing Torbat-Haidaryeh gas pipeline network are among the measures taken to maintain the stability of the natural gas supply in the northeast of the country.