In Iran's capital, Tehran, the natural gas supply was cut to 6 public institutions that were found to have not turned off their heating systems on a holiday. It was reported that the measure was implemented following inspections conducted due to rising natural gas consumption in the city.
According to the Fars News Agency, Alireza Avani, General Manager of the Tehran Natural Gas Company, announced that natural gas consumption in the city had exceeded 98 million cubic meters in the last 24 hours. Avani reminded that, in accordance with Cabinet decisions, temperatures in public buildings must be set to 18 degrees and heating systems must be turned off on holidays.
Stating that unannounced inspections were carried out in public buildings within this scope, Avani said that it was determined that heating systems were left on in some institutions on a holiday when no employees were present, despite previous warnings.
The institutions whose natural gas was cut off included the Ministry of Education, a presidency office affiliated with the ministry, the Statistical Center of Iran, the 1st Branch of the Social Security Organization, the relevant building of the Cooperative Development Bank, and the Institute for Cultural Research affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Drawing attention to the current conditions in energy supply, Avani asked citizens to reduce natural gas consumption, keep heating devices at an appropriate temperature, and avoid unnecessary consumption.
Iran, one of the countries with the world's largest natural gas and oil reserves, has recently been experiencing difficulties in energy supply due to the pressure of economic sanctions, inadequate infrastructure, and rapidly increasing energy demand.
News Source: 12punto
