10% reduction in Tehran municipality’s energy consumption until the end of the third 5-year plan

According to Fars news agency, Zohreh Hosami, the head of the Energy Management Department of the General Environment Department of Tehran Municipality, emphasized that one of the biggest challenges of today’s societies is the lack of non-renewable energy reserves, and said: reforming the consumption pattern and optimizing energy consumption as one of the main foundations Economic development is very important, in such a way that even the increase of national per capita income cannot play an effective role in sustainable development without it.

Stating that office buildings are one of the biggest sources of energy wastage, and this issue is not only important in terms of saving energy consumption and its costs, but also causes an increase in environmental pollution, he added: Hence, optimal use and prevention It is essential to avoid wasting resources. Optimizing energy consumption means choosing models and adopting and applying efficient methods and policies in the correct consumption of energy, which is desirable from the point of view of the national economy and guarantees the continued existence and durability of energy and the continuation of life and movement.

The head of the Energy Management Department of the General Department of Environment and Sustainable Development of Tehran Municipality pointed out: Tehran Municipality, as the main urban management body, has many buildings at its disposal, whose energy consumption has imposed huge costs on this complex. By carrying out various measures, such as developing executive guidelines for optimizing the consumption of resources (water, electricity, gas) in Tehran municipal buildings and implementing effective solutions, the General Department of Environment and Sustainable Development has tried to reduce economic costs and improve the quality of the urban environment.

Hesami considered equipping 275 buildings with intelligent heating control system, 38 buildings with intelligent cooling control system, 34 buildings with blower terminal radio control system, technical examination of engine room of 332 buildings and detailed energy audit of 183 buildings by the end of 1400 as among the implementation measures and plans that It has been implemented in 22 regions under the supervision of the General Department of Environment and Sustainable Development.

He continued: The results obtained from the comparison of energy consumption values ​​and resources in the total covered buildings show that the per capita consumption of energy carriers (water, electricity and gas) in Tehran municipality has decreased in 1400 compared to 2019; Thus, in the field of water consumption, there was a decrease of 6% per capita, in the field of electricity consumption, there was a decrease of 0.6%, and in the field of gas consumption, a decrease of 13% was observed. Therefore, there is a total reduction of 301,132 kilowatt-hours in energy consumption in 1400, which leads to a reduction in the emission of 229 tons of carbon dioxide gas.
The head of the Energy Management Department said, referring to the available documents: Tehran Municipality, in addition to reducing energy consumption by 10% by the end of the third five-year plan (1402), plans to upgrade the rating of its buildings by one category based on the buildings’ energy label.

Hesami stressed on the correct implementation of the national building regulations, especially the 19th issue and the instructions issued at all levels, the creation of the Pakparche system to record information and data on the amount of energy and resources consumption, the modification of commonalities and branches of buildings under the ownership of Tehran Municipality, the expansion of the use of renewable energies in Buildings, the requirement to purchase equipment with a lower energy consumption category for the building, reduce the temperature of the thermostat of the building facilities, insulate the building and properly seal the doors and windows in order to reduce energy wastage and correct and regular maintenance of heating and cooling air conditioning systems. listed as examples of solutions that can be useful in improving the implementation of energy consumption optimization measures in Tehran municipal buildings.

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