Speaking about the “Nabz Energy” campaign, Shakeri said an
agreement for the campaign’s third year of implementation had been signed this
year between NPC and petrochemical companies Shiraz and Pardis.
He noted that the petrochemical industry is among the
country’s vital industries because of its reliance on a steady supply of
feedstock, adding that reducing gas consumption in other sectors could help
ensure uninterrupted production at petrochemical plants.
One of the campaign’s main objectives is to encourage
households to reduce gas consumption through simple measures that do not
compromise their comfort, thereby making more gas available to industry and
helping sustain production, Shakeri said.
Successful implementation of gas-efficiency projects could
contribute to higher gross domestic product and generate benefits that extend
to citizens across the country, he added.
Shakeri described continued petrochemical production as
strategically important, noting that the sector’s products are closely linked
to people’s daily lives and that pension funds, as shareholders in
petrochemical companies, also benefit from uninterrupted operations.
He said the government and the president had emphasized the
importance of energy conservation and encouraging households to save more
energy so that greater supplies could be allocated to industrial activities,
including petrochemical production.
Shakeri expressed hope that coordination within the Petroleum
Ministry between NPC and the National Iranian Gas Company, together with the
participation of other organizations and non-governmental organizations, would
help achieve the campaign’s targets and sustain petrochemical production.
More than 520,000 subscribers have registered for the Nabz
Energy campaign so far. More than 120 billion rials generated through managed
gas consumption have been allocated to charitable and public-benefit
activities, while cash prizes and energy-related equipment worth about 2.5
trillion rials have been awarded to participants.
The campaign’s third year is expected to offer 6 trillion
rials in incentive prizes. Members of the public can participate by registering
at nabzenergy.ir.