TABNAK, Feb 12: 678 million cubic meters of which was consumed in the household, commercial and small industries sectors, he said.
Gas consumption in the household, commercial and small industries sectors surged by 38 percent on February, 11, 2025 compared to the same day last year, due to recent rainfall and a drop in temperature in most provinces of the country, the official said.
The spokesman for the National Iranian Gas Company continued, 78 percent of the total natural gas pumped to the national network covering household, commercial and small industries sectors.
Growing demand for natural gas led to restrictions on the supply of gas in Iranian power plants and caused authorities to introduce a brief period of power cuts last month.
With a sour gas production of just over 1 billion cubic meters, Iran is the third largest gas producer in the world after Russia and the United States.
However, the country is also the world’s third largest gas consumer after the US, Russia, and China with a peak demand that is expected to reach 900 million mcm per day this winter.
