Speaking at a meeting on financing priority petrochemical
projects and reconstruction work, Shakeri said the NPC was using available
resources and mechanisms to help damaged facilities return to operation as
quickly as possible.
He described restoring the affected plants as a national
priority and said the NPC had asked Bank Tejarat to extend its longstanding
support for the petrochemical sector to reconstruction projects.
Shakeri also highlighted projects nearing completion that
have stalled or slowed because of funding shortages. Bringing these facilities
online quickly would benefit the national economy and support continued
industrial development, he said.
Bank Tejarat Chief Executive Hadi Akhlaghi said
petrochemical companies would submit applications detailing their financing
needs for repairs and reconstruction. The bank would review the requests and
take steps to arrange the required funding.
Financing needs are split between foreign currency and local
currency, Akhlaghi said. Foreign-currency requirements will be pursued through
the National Development Fund, while requests for financing in rials will be
submitted directly to Bank Tejarat.
The bank aims to determine the status of the applications
within one month and advance financing according to a defined timetable, he
said.
Akhlaghi estimated that reconstruction of many damaged
facilities could take between six months and 18 months. Restoring the plants
could recover a significant portion of lost production capacity and help meet
domestic demand, he added.
The meeting, hosted by the NPC on Wednesday, brought
together senior officials from the company, Bank Tejarat and petrochemical
producers to discuss funding for priority projects, reconstruction of damaged
facilities and financial obstacles facing projects close to commissioning.