TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has said the company is collaborating with the Energy Ministry to ensure sustained power supply to the petrochemical plants across the country, NIPNA reported.

“In the path of developing the petrochemical industry and implementing new projects, we are looking for sustainable energy supply with the cooperation of the Ministry of Energy,” Morteza Shahmirzaei said.

Speaking in a meeting with the representatives of the Energy Ministry’s Niroo Research Institute (NRI) and the Oil Ministry’s Institute of International Energy Studies, Shahmirzaei referred to energy resources as the vital artery of industry and economy, saying: “The parliament’s recent resolution regarding the formation of the "Consumption Optimization Organization" is an effective and desirable measure for managing optimal energy consumption in the country.”

He noted that interactions between related organizations and ministries increase the country's productivity, adding that “due to the positive approach of the government in the field of energy and considering the existing energy-related commonalities between the Oil Ministry and the Ministry of Energy, we pay special attention to the continuation of cooperation and greater interaction with these ministries.”

Referring to the implementation of new petrochemical projects across the country, Shahmirzaei emphasized: “I advise the operators of petrochemical projects to support the Ministry of Energy by providing part of the electricity needs of the adjacent villages and towns in addition to their own needs.”

Over the past decade, constant temperature rising and the significant decrease in rainfalls across Iran have put the country in a hard situation regarding electricity supply during peak consumption periods.

In this regard, the Energy Ministry has been following new programs to meet the country’s power demand during peak periods and to prevent outages.

Back in 2021, the Energy Ministry announced a program based on which the country’s major industries would construct 10,000 MW of new power plants across the country to meet their own electricity demand during peak consumption periods.

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