Saeed Baghbani, NPC’s director of production control, said the
measures were implemented in coordination with the National Iranian Gas Company
and based on a prioritisation framework.
“The reduction of fuel and feedstock consumption in the petrochemical
sector is carried out following decisions by the Oil Ministry’s fuel management
task force and under the authorities granted to it,” Baghbani was quoted as saying
by industry news outlet NIPNA.
He said the aim was to manage consumption while minimising damage and
containing emergency situations.
Baghbani added that energy imbalance management takes into account the
economic viability of output, the impact of products along the value chain,
plants’ dependency on energy inputs, effects on domestic supply networks and
foreign currency earnings.
“These considerations led to the finalisation last year of a priority
list for reducing or halting production at certain complexes,” he said.