TEHRAN- National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) will put 40 new compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations into operation throughout the country during the Ten-Day Dawn (February 1-10, marking the victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution), Hamid Qasemi Deh-Cheshmeh, director for CNG project of NIOPDC, announced.

He said with these new stations coming on stream, the number of CNG stations in Iran will reach 2,449, Shana reported on Wednesday.

NIOPDC plans to increase the share of CNG in the country’s fuel consumption pattern to 20 percent in the near future.

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