BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14. Gas consumption in Iran surpassed 4.22 billion cubic meters during the past Iranian week (July 5–11, 2025).
Data obtained by Trend from the country's Ministry of Petroleum indicates that around 1.96 billion cubic meters of gas were used at Thermal Power Plants (TPPs), with the highest daily consumption recorded on July 11 (290 million cubic meters).
Last week, gas consumption by industrial facilities stood at 1.16 billion cubic meters, while residential, commercial, and small industrial consumers used about 1.1 billion cubic meters during the same period.
|
Date |
TPPs |
Large industrial plants |
Residential, commercial, and small industries |
Total |
|
July 5 |
271 million cubic meters |
168 million cubic meters |
143 million cubic meters |
582 million cubic meters |
|
July 6 |
262 million cubic meters |
167 million cubic meters |
132 million cubic meters |
561 million cubic meters |
|
July 7 |
273 million cubic meters |
168 million cubic meters |
164 million cubic meters |
605 million cubic meters |
|
July 8 |
287 million cubic meters |
164 million cubic meters |
164 million cubic meters |
615 million cubic meters |
|
July 9 |
289 million cubic meters |
166 million cubic meters |
171 million cubic meters |
626 million cubic meters |
|
July 10 |
288 million cubic meters |
166 million cubic meters |
175 million cubic meters |
629 million cubic meters |
|
July 11 |
290 million cubic meters |
165 million cubic meters |
154 million cubic meters |
609 million cubic meters |
|
Total |
1,96 billion cubic meters |
1,16 billion cubic meters |
1,1 billion cubic meters |
4,22 billion cubic meters |
Iran, possessing approximately 34 trillion cubic meters of natural gas reserves, is positioned as the second-largest custodian of hydrocarbon reserves globally. At present, there are 22 operational gas fields within the national territory. Iran extracts approximately 1.07 billion cubic meters of high-grade gas daily from these reservoirs.
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