The annual energy loss in Iran is equivalent to one billion barrels of crude oil.
The newspaper "Iran" wrote:
According to the National Productivity Organization's "Iran Productivity 1,404" report, energy equivalent to one billion barrels of crude oil is wasted in the country every year; Most of this waste occurs during the energy production, conversion and transmission stages.
Thermal power plants with a share of 59% have the highest amount of energy loss on the supply side. After that, processing and transmission of gas and off-gases are with 21%, flaring with 10%, and refinery waste and transmission and distribution of electricity with 5% each.
In this way, close to 80% of the energy loss on the supply side is related to thermal power plants and the gas processing and transmission network.
Use of old and inefficient equipment, wear and tear of gas pressure boosting stations, leakage and measurement errors, unauthorized branching and burning of gases with oil are mentioned as the most important causes of energy waste in the country.
The report of the National Productivity Organization emphasizes that reducing these losses is not possible only through increasing investments, and it is also necessary to reform the pricing system, strengthen supervision, modernize the equipment and improve the management of the energy chain.