CEO of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) Keramat Vace  Karami made the remarks adding, that since the beginning of Shavrivar, the last month of summer in Iran, on 22 August, gasoline consumption has reached 132 million liters per day, up by 8 percent against similar period last year when daily consumption of the product stood at 122 million liters.

He further said that since the beginning of the new Iranian year of 1403, on 20 March 2024, average daily gasoline consumption has hit 123 million liters, up by 7 percent against the corresponding period last year.

On Saturday, 31 August, gasoline consumption reached new highs of 142 million liters per day while a day earlier its consumption stood at 138 million liters that was mainly due to the summer holidays and the growing number of travelers who hit the roads.

According to him, since the beginning of Shahrivar, 22 August, daily gasoil consumption has reached 65 million liters on average and sometimes the transportation sector’s gasoil consumption has risen by 14 percent which should be managed because the sector’s fuel consumption has gone up by 10 percent when compared with last year figures.

“In cooperation with other public and governmental bodies especially road transportation officials, we should move in a way that gasoil and diesel allocation to the trucks carrying cargos in intra-city and inter-city roads be based on the actual distance they travel.” CEO of the NIOPDC told Shana.    

He also said that the increasing number of vehicles in the country, rising summer vacation trips, using air conditioners by cars in warm weather, and worn-out vehicles are several reasons behind rising gasoline consumption.  

It's noteworthy that cheap prices of gasoline and gasoil in Iran also tempt fuel smuggling. Turkey, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are among the main destinations where smuggling fuel to them is lucrative.