Mustafa Rajavi Mashadi, Deputy Minister of Energy and Electricity, told the Ilana news agency that the supply of fuel to power plants this coming winter will be more difficult than in previous years, because according to him, 130 million cubic meters of the country's gas volume was lost "due to the war".
Rajavi Mashhadi, referring to a deficit of 400 million cubic meters of gas, continued on Saturday, November 23: "The Ministry of Energy is trying to compensate for this deficit through consumption management and savings programs in various sectors, including with the participation of guilds, districts, village councils, mosques and the necessary electricity organizations, and the popular electricity organizations.
He also said about diesel consumption that the amount of fuel used in power plants will not increase compared to last year, but it will continue to be used as one of the alternative fuels.
The Deputy Minister of Energy added: "The winter plans of this ministry focus on the supply and storage of fuel for power plants, managing consumption growth and controlling energy consumption in various sectors.