Iran CNG Achievements
More than two decades have passed since distribution stations were launched for CNG in Iran. That has given rise to a variety of achievements in Iran, including a new business market, energy security, private sector contribution, and cutting environmental pollution.
· Creating a fully new business market, backed by the Ministry of Petroleum on behalf of the government, in one decade
- Drawing up national standards
- Indigenizing CNG storage tanks manufacturing by seamless pipe spinning
- Indigenizing industrial-scale gas-fuelled kits
- Indigenizing equipment for CNG stations
- Indigenizing gas engine
- Encouraging private sector to have effective contribution
- Job creation (36,000 direct and indirect job opportunities)
· Energy Security / Economic Advantages
- Diversifying light transport fleet fuel mix
- Average supply of 20.7 mcm/d of CNG (20.3% of light transport vehicle fuel mix)
- Supply of more than 58 bcm of CNG since start of project (saving hard currency for non-import of 58 billion liters of gasoline)
· Establishing dual-fuel vehicles fleet (4 million), supported by Ministry of Petroleum on behalf of the government
- Converting one million gasoline-fuelled vehicles to dual-fuel cars
- Manufacturing of 3 million dual-fuel vehicles by domestic carmakers
· CNG Supply Section
- Launching 2,400 equipped CNG stations
· Preparing the Ground for Private Sector Effective Presence
- Providing free CNG station equipment to private sector applicants in accordance with government regulations
- Adopting regulation for special service fee in March 2014 about applicants for CNG station building while accounting for all construction, connections and equipment costs
- Launching 60 CNG stations while accounting for all construction, connections and equipment costs
- Sixty-four stations are under construction while accounting for all construction, connections and equipment costs