National fuel -3 | Neutralize enemy gasoline sabotage by developing CNG / Ensuring energy security by diversifying the fuel basket

According to the economic correspondent of Fars News Agency, on Tuesday, November 25, the Iranian fuel system became inaccessible due to the attack of hackers, and thus the process of refueling free gasoline and quotas throughout the country was disrupted. Meanwhile, along with the cyber attack and disruption of the fuel system, the development of the CNG industry as an alternative fuel to gasoline has been felt more than ever.

In the days of crisis, gas stations across the country, although the supply of quota gasoline was stopped for several days, but the distribution of cheap CNG throughout the country continued uninterrupted, and to a large extent the traffic load caused by the closure of these gas stations was compensated by CNG stations.

* CNG development ensures energy security of the transport sector

In general, increasing the share of CNG in the fuel basket, in addition to economic and environmental benefits, is also important in terms of ensuring energy security of the country’s transport sector, and if the wrong policies of the 11th and 12th governments, the CNG industry would not be on the verge of bankruptcy. The two gasoline crises did not occur in November 1998 and November 1400, or their severity was reduced.

The diversification of the country’s fuel basket with the development of the CNG industry is necessary because in the event of any gasoline crisis in the country, either through the crisis of the Rouhani government or the enemy’s cyber attack, it is possible for people to rely on CNG in crisis situations. Replace gasoline with available and cheap fuel.

Fars News Agency in the first part of the case «National fuel” with Title “Why is the development of the CNG industry a priority? / 8 Iran’s advantage to enter the era of clean fuelsHas explored the benefits of developing the CNG industry.

* Prevent enemy sabotage of gasoline by developing CNG

Increasing the share of CNG in the car fuel basket is also considered as a deterrent factor because the diversification of the country’s fuel basket creates a blow against groups threatening Iran’s energy security and almost reduces the negative effects of their actions to a considerable extent.

Suppose, for example, that what the High Energy Council mandated in the document “Energy Supply of the Transportation Sector to Horizon 1420” on the development of the CNG industry had already taken place, and now the daily consumption of CNG instead of 27 million cubic meters Had reached 54 million cubic meters per day (Table 1).

Thus, the disruption of the intelligent fuel system did not have much effect on the fuel supply of cars, because in addition to gasoline, CNG was also available for car consumption and there was enough infrastructure in the country, so most people immediately after the cyber attack, They changed their fuel from gasoline to CNG. In this way, the severity of the enemy’s blow in this cyber attack is practically taken and there is no motive to attack the country’s fuel system to create crisis and chaos.

Table 1- Optimal fuel basket of land transportation sector up to 1420 horizon (unit of billion liters of gasoline)

* The Ministry of Petroleum of the 13th government should take action to remove obstacles to the development of CNG

In view of the above, one of the most important priorities of the Ministry of Oil in the 13th government is the development of the CNG industry in the country. The importance of this issue is so clear that even the twelfth government, after the destruction of the CNG industry, has developed a plan to compensate for its mistakes and strengthen this industry.

In this regard, according to enactment The Economic Council of the Twelfth Cabinet: “The request of the Ministry of Oil to support the production and conversion of factories and workshops of 1,464,000 taxis, vans (taxis), vans and personal gasoline-powered passenger cars to CNG burners has been approved at a ceiling of $ 563,780,000. has taken. “In this way, 1,464,000 cars will be converted from single-burner to CNG-burning, which will also be done” for free “for priority cars.”

According to the decree, about 1 million vehicles should have been burned CNG since 1998, but current statistics show that currently, despite special (and of course ineffective) support for the development of the CNG industry, less than 200,000 vehicles are within the scope of the Economic Council resolution. They have been burned twice. As a result, addressing the challenges in the development of the CNG industry is one of the important priorities that needs the attention of the Ministry of Oil of the 13th government.

Fars News Agency in the second part of the case «National fuel” with Title “Why did the car dual-burning plan fail?Has examined policy traps in the CNG industry. Further reports on CNG development challenges and strategies will provide more details.

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