Speaking on
Monday at a ceremony marking cooperation agreements between NPC and Shiraz
Petrochemical and Pardis Petrochemical, as well as the unveiling of a book on
energy-efficiency campaigns, Rabbani said rising household gas consumption
during cold seasons typically reduces allocations to major industrial consumers
and creates production constraints, particularly for gas-intensive
petrochemical companies.
He said NPC
had built on its experience of cooperating with the National Iranian Gas
Company in Mahshahr in 2014 to develop programs for managing water and energy
consumption as part of the petrochemical industry’s social responsibility.
The approach
seeks to reduce household gas consumption through simple measures that can be
implemented without lowering household welfare, while maintaining heating
supplies and allowing major industries to continue production during the cold
season, Rabbani said.
Nearly
500,000 participants
Rabbani said
496,358 subscribers had registered on the Nabz Energy website, while the
campaign’s actual reach was greater because many people participated after
receiving its messages through national and other media without registering on
the platform.
He said about
42.452 billion tomans was currently held in the energy wallets of registered
participants and was available for withdrawal. About 10.795 billion tomans had
so far been withdrawn in cash, while another 10.496 billion tomans had been
allocated to charitable activities.
The program
provides rewards to participants and generates resources for charitable
initiatives without using government funds, Rabbani said.
Support
for social and environmental projects
About 3.55
billion tomans from the campaign was allocated to provide wheelchairs, bringing
waiting lists for wheelchairs to zero in eight provinces, he said.
Another 1.542
billion tomans was allocated for medicines and dental supplies, as well as
support for volunteer service groups operating in disadvantaged areas.
Rabbani said
about 1.084 billion tomans was also allocated to protect the Hyrcanian forests,
combat invasive species and preserve boxwood trees, as well as provide school
bags and stationery.
Other
initiatives supported by the campaign included providing heating equipment to
people in need, protecting the Zagros forests and helping secure the release of
imprisoned mothers.
Household
gas use falls 5.8%
Rabbani
thanked the Oil Ministry, National Iranian Gas Company, media organizations,
the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, social activists and participating
companies for their cooperation.
Their
combined efforts helped reduce household gas consumption nationwide by 5.8%
compared with 2024, he said.
During the
five coldest months, household gas consumption fell by about 5.5% nationwide.
The reductions were higher in provinces where the campaign was implemented more
extensively, including 9.5% in Mazandaran, 8.6% in Gilan and 12.2% in Golestan.
Tehran province also recorded a significant reduction, Rabbani said.
He added that
excluding provinces where the campaign was implemented extensively, the
reduction in other areas was estimated at about 2.5% to 3%, indicating the
contribution of targeted campaign measures to lower consumption.
1 billion
cubic meters more gas for petrochemicals
Rabbani said
the direct result of lower household consumption and cooperation between the
petrochemical and gas industries was an increase of about 1 billion cubic
meters in the gas allocated to the petrochemical industry in 2025 compared with
2024.
The
additional allocation came despite various constraints facing the oil and gas
sector and subsequent damage caused by the war, which affected parts of gas
production capacity and the petrochemical industry, he said.
For the
petrochemical industry, 1 billion cubic meters of additional gas represents a
significant volume given the sector’s gas prices and could have an impact on
the national economy and potentially help offset part of the government’s
budget deficit, Rabbani said.
Turning
energy constraints into an opportunity
Rabbani said
the country should seek to turn the roughly 230 million cubic meter reduction
in daily gas production caused by the war into a historic opportunity to
accelerate energy efficiency.
NPC, as a
development-oriented organization, should work under the direction of the Oil
Ministry, its Planning Department and the National Iranian Gas Company, while
relying on public participation to expand energy-optimization programs, he
said.
Referring to
the newly unveiled book on energy-efficiency campaigns, Rabbani expressed hope
that it would soon be translated into English so that the experience of the
campaign and cooperation among the public, industry, media and non-governmental
organizations could be shared with other countries.
The campaign
has demonstrated that social innovation and public participation can be used to
improve energy management and support production without relying on government
funding, he said.
Rabbani
called on the public to join the national energy-saving initiative through nabzenergy.ir
and participate in the campaign’s programs and rewards.