Ministry of Petroleum plans to reform domestic gas staircases / jump in “gas prices” for out-of-pattern subscribers

According to the economic correspondent of Fars News Agency, one of the main challenges of the Ministry of Oil of the 13th government is to provide winter fuel in the coming cold months. This issue is so important for the 13th government that from the very beginning the Ministry of Oil The plans of the ministry and its subsidiaries were based on a dream with a possible future crisis.

Thus, the National Oil Company put measures related to the maintenance and increase of gas production from gas fields on the agenda. The National Gas Company also strengthened the existing infrastructure for gas transmission, and the issue of gas imports from Turkmenistan was followed up by the Minister of Oil and his team.

* 100% increase in gas consumption compared to last year

But despite all these measures, given that the main “gas”Most Fuel is needed by industries, power plants and buildings in Iran. It seems that with a significant increase in gas demand in winter, the government will have difficulty in supplying gas needed by various consumer sectors.

Mohammad Reza Jolaei, dispatching director of the National Iranian Gas Company, stated that the consumption of domestic gas last winter was 650 million cubic meters per day and an unusual record. said“This amount of consumption is actually 3 or 4 times the global standard consumption, which requires the right consumption pattern.”

He continued: “This year the cold started earlier and gas consumption increased sharply; In other words, since three weeks ago, when the rains started and are still continuing, we have witnessed a 100% increase in gas consumption compared to the same period in 1399, while the forecasts indicate a decrease of two degrees in temperature compared to last year.

* The plan of the Ministry of Oil to reform the domestic gas price steps

According to the officials of the Ministry of Oil, the domestic sector is considered as the first priority of gas supply, and in case of gas shortage in winter, according to the plan of the Ministry of Oil, gas supply to some major industries is stopped and then power plants are forced to use liquid fuel. People use electricity to generate electricity.

As a result, according to the measures taken by the Ministry of Oil, the burden of gas shortage in the country will never fall on the domestic sector, but the Ministry of Oil intends to adopt policies to optimize and control gas consumption in the domestic sector. In addition to upgrading equipment, these policies focus on reforming the “gas pricing” system.

* Increase Gazbhai High-consumption subscribers should be modified by leaps and bounds

In general, the priority in reforming gas tariffs as an energy carrier is in the law on targeted subsidies with “high-consumption household subscribers”, because they have a greater impact on reducing the energy intensity of the country. Focusing on high-consumption subscribers will also make the tariff system and the sale of government resources fairer.

Under the current hierarchical system, the more gas subscribers consume, the more hidden subsidies they will receive. On the other hand, the government is exempt from the sudden jump in gas prices and price liberalization due to the people’s livelihood considerations. As a result, it is proposed that in gas price tariffs, the price increase in the “steps above the consumption pattern” be leapfrogged to the point where the final steps, without receiving a hidden subsidy, pay the cost of energy or the export price.

To determine the consumption pattern, the Ministry of Oil can determine the amount of gas consumption as a consumption pattern based on the trend of public consumption and in terms of climatic and seasonal conditions. Then the price of gas for consumption above the pattern is calculated step by step and with a free price, and for subscribers who consume within the pattern, the price remains constant in the current range or changes slightly.

In this regard, Javad Oji, Minister of Oil, stating that the price of gas for high-consumption subscribers and Bad consumption Undoubtedly increases, Reiterated“Gas prices will be the same for subscribers who consume within the model ceiling and according to the tables of the National Iranian Gas Company.”

* Why the price increase Gazbhai Is high consumption in the interest of the country?

By reforming the gas tariff scales of high-consumption household customers and gradually reducing and eliminating their hidden subsidies, first of all, economic pressure will not be imposed on all consumers, and incidentally, the general public not only does not complain about the implementation of this plan, but also welcomes it. Second, rising prices can improve their consumption behavior and thus save on gas consumption.

as you know The country will face gas shortages in the coming winter And applying pressure to reduce consumption can help manage consumption in the winter. If the high-consumption groups, despite the realization of gas prices for them, are not willing to improve their consumption, they are also forced to بهای The real payoff is that this budget can be used to implement consumption optimization projects.

* Must be from the “high-consumption” Gazbhai Take more and give to the “low-consumption”

Dispatching Director of the National Iranian Gas Company. More details about the Ministry of Oil’s plan to reform the tariffs for gas stairs States“Calculating the tariff of high-consumption subscribers or Bad consumption Gas with increasing Gazbha It will be announced soon, an increase was scheduled Gazbha Apply to natural gas subscribers who do not follow the consumption pattern and Gazbha For those subscribers who observe the consumption pattern ceiling announced by the National Iranian Gas Company, the price of 1399 should be calculated.

Also, Mohsen Mazlum Farsi-Baf, Director of Research and Technology of the National Iranian Gas Company, also stated the need to reform gas tariffs. Says“The welfare temperature in Iran is 24 to 25, while in Japan and in most European countries the welfare temperature is around 20 and below 20 degrees, we pay a high price for the same 4-5 degrees of welfare temperature that we define.”

“A free commodity loses its value as long as it is free, so instead of making gas free, we should use it,” he said, stressing that the increase in natural gas tariffs should also be returned to the family economy basket of a few deciles. “Let’s spend the deciles that have some better income and spend in the household basket that saves and the decile is lower.”

* Ordinary people are afraid of rising prices ‌ Gazbha Are out

In general, the details of the Ministry of Petroleum’s plan to reform the domestic gas tariff ladder have not been determined yet, but officials explain that the ministry intends to consider a jump in prices for high-consumption ladders, so that most people are afraid of rising prices. Get out.

Although this policy of the Ministry of Petroleum is an expert action, the Ministry should note that the determination of consumption patterns in various sectors should be done in such a way that about 70% of people are immune from the jump in gas prices and only the upper deciles of society with large incomes. Are required to pay Gazbhai Be real.

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