Iran’s Ministry of Energy reports a tough winter in fuel supply for power plants and the continuation of burning mazut
Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, announced on Saturday, November 14, that the conflict with the US and Israel has eliminated 130 million cubic meters of Iran’s gas capacity daily, making fuel supply for power plants more difficult this year than in previous years
In an interview with ILNA news agency, he mentioned a 400 million cubic meter gas deficit and said the government is trying to manage consumption in commercial sectors to compensate for part of the shortage so that power supply to industries and production units is less disrupted
Rajabi Mashhadi also confirmed that burning mazut in power plants will continue but claimed that the consumption of this polluting fuel will not increase compared to last year
Burning mazut is a factor that exacerbates air pollution in Iran, and the release of pollutants from it can increase the risk of respiratory and heart diseases