Speaking at the open session of Parliament on Monday, Nov. 10, during a review of the first year of the five-year plan, committee chair Mousa Ahmadi described the Seventh Development Plan as a “pact between the government and the Parliament.” He said the Energy Committee established a special task force to oversee the plan’s implementation in the energy sector, holding more than 15 supervisory meetings and reviewing reports from executive bodies to ensure the plan’s provisions were seriously pursued in its first year.

Ahmadi added that, in addition to monitoring implementation, the committee helped resolve some operational barriers, including issues related to feedstock credits for petro-refineries and drafting the framework of the Organization for Energy Efficiency’s charter.

He said that of the 2,515 provisions identified in the plan, about 178 were assigned to the Energy Committee for government performance oversight. Evaluations showed that 52 provisions—about 29 percent—were completed within the legal timeframe. Another 62 provisions, or 35 percent, were fulfilled after the deadline, while around 64 provisions, representing 36 percent, remain unimplemented by the relevant ministries.

According to Ahmadi, the oil sector’s overall performance in the first year demonstrates that implementing measures such as flare gas recovery and expanding petroleum product output has been effective and aligned with the goals set by lawmakers.