Gas consumption by power plants surges
RoydadNaft – An analysis of gas consumption data from May 31-June 6, shows that the average daily gas consumption by power plants exceeded 281 million cubic meters, peaking on June 2 at over 287 million cubic meters—the highest recorded level.
During this period, Iran’s total natural gas consumption across three major sectors—power plants, major industries, and residential/commercial/small industrial consumers—reached approximately 4.403 billion cubic meters. This included:
– Power plants: Over 1.968 billion cubic meters
– Major industries: Around 1.200 billion cubic meters
– Residential, commercial, and small industries: About 1.247 billion cubic meters
Daily breakdown:
– May 31:
– Power plants: 284.51 million cubic meters
– Major industries: 164.20 million cubic meters
– Residential/commercial: 178.74 million cubic meters
– Total: 627.45 million cubic meters
– June 1:
– Power plants: 286.84 million cubic meters(up from previous day)
– Major industries: 168.64 million cubic meters (slight increase)
– Residential/commercial: 175.36 million cubic meters (up)
– Total: 630.84 million cubic meters
– June 2 (Peak):
– Power plants: 287.33 million cubic meters (highest of the week)
– Major industries: 170.56 million cubic meters
– Residential/commercial: 183.33 million cubic meters
– Total: 641.22 million cubic meters
– June 3:
– Power plants: 286.70 million cubic meters
– Major industries: 166.74 million cubic meters
– Residential/commercial: 170.41 million cubic meters
– Total: Over 623 million cubic meters
– June 4:
– Residential gas use rose due to lower temperatures.
– Power plants: 278.51 million cubic meters
– Major industries: 170.29 million cubic meters
– Residential/commercial: 192.15 million cubic meters
– Total: 640.95 million cubic meters
– June 5:
– Power plants: 272.32 million cubic meters (down)
– Major industries: 172.21 million cubic meters (stable)
– Residential/commercial: 179.07 million cubic meters (stable)
– Total: 623.60 million cubic meters
– June 6 (Lowest Power Plant Use):
– Power plants: 272.14 million cubic meters (lowest of the week)
– Major industries: 175.38 million cubic meters (highest in the period)
– Residential/commercial: 167.48 million cubic meters (down)
– Total: 615 million cubic meters
Key trends:
– Power plants remained the largest gas consumers, averaging over 281 million cubic meters per day.
– Major industries showed relatively stable consumption with minor fluctuations.
– Residential/commercial use rose midweek due to colder weather before gradually declining.
