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[00:00:00] cars, God willing.
[00:00:19] Be assured that this atmosphere
[00:00:22] of oppression and injustice that you witness today in the
[00:00:26] world, bullying, slander, malice.
[00:01:00] Expectation means believing that
[00:01:03] a definite future exists.
[00:01:06] We should not think that
[00:01:09] because Imam Zaman will come and
[00:01:13] fill the world with justice, we have no
[00:01:16] duty today. No, on the contrary,
[00:01:20] we have a duty today to
[00:01:23] move in that direction to prepare for
[00:01:26] the reappearance of that great figure. Being a soldier of Imam Zaman is not
[00:01:30] an easy task. We must strive to
[00:01:33] create a Mahdavi society. We must both
[00:01:37] refine ourselves and to the extent of our ability, to the extent of
[00:01:40] our capacity, reform others.
[00:01:43] We must be able to bring our
[00:01:47] surrounding environment, to whatever extent it is within our power, closer to a Mahdavi society.
[00:01:50] In fact, it must be said
[00:01:54] that the true life of humanity, the desired
[00:01:56] life of humanity, begins there. Humanity must just
[00:02:00] enter a path that is a straight
[00:02:04] path and leads him to the ultimate goal of creation.
[00:02:07] O Lord, make us among
[00:02:11] the soldiers of Imam Zaman. Make
[00:02:14] the sacred heart of that great figure
[00:02:18] pleased with us. Include
[00:02:21] the prayer of Imam Zaman in our lives,
[00:02:25] especially in the lives of our youth.
[00:02:28] In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
[00:03:08] Greetings to you, dear viewers of Khabar Network and also
[00:03:12] dear listeners who are listening to
[00:03:16] the Economy Radio program on
[00:03:19] FM 98 MHz today,
[00:03:21] Monday. I would like to inform
[00:03:24] you, dear viewers and listeners,
[00:03:28] that the topic of fuel basket diversification will be
[00:03:32] discussed and examined in today's Economy Desk
[00:03:35] with the presence of representatives of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and
[00:03:39] also from the government sector and the private sector.
[00:03:43] But if you allow me, let's present
[00:03:46] a report at the beginning of the program, because the issue of fuel
[00:03:50] basket diversification is very important. We have addressed this issue
[00:03:54] and specifically the development of CNG
[00:03:58] and LPG in various programs on the Economy Desk.
[00:04:01] Let's watch the report together and we will return to the studio.
[00:04:05] We will introduce
[00:04:06] the guests to you.
[00:04:09] Statistics show that Iran has twice the current consumption capacity of CNG in the country,
[00:04:13] which is unused. And it's almost twice what we are currently using
[00:04:17] from CNG. There is capacity to use it, but it's not being used.
[00:04:20] Of course, as it is clear, after the change
[00:04:23] in the price of the fuel card at petrol stations, the consumption
[00:04:27] of CNG also increased slightly, by 20%. We had
[00:04:30] a 20% increase in CNG consumption month-on-month in Mehr
[00:04:34] compared to Mordad. Gasoline consumption decreased
[00:04:36] from 14 million liters per day to
[00:04:40] 134 million liters per day, meaning about 10
[00:04:44] million liters after the price increase. We had a decrease
[00:04:47] in consumption. However, we are still only working with 40% of the capacity
[00:04:51] of gas stations. At present, we are almost operating
[00:04:55] at 40% of our capacity. The lifespan of our CNG stations is approximately between 15 and
[00:04:59] 25 years. It is very natural that after 15 to 25
[00:05:02] years, a part of this capacity needs to be renovated and rebuilt.
[00:05:06] Unfortunately, at least in the last 10 years, the economics of the stations
[00:05:10] have not allowed the station owners
[00:05:13] to perform their periodic repairs in the best possible way.
[00:05:17] But the problem is not just this. The production of dual-fuel
[00:05:20] vehicles in our car manufacturers' basket is around
[00:05:23] 5-6, which is a very small number that needs
[00:05:27] to be increased. We expect our Ministry of Industry
[00:05:30] to seriously follow up on this. Despite a daily capacity of 35
[00:05:34] to 40 million cubic meters of CNG, only 17
[00:05:38] million cubic meters of it is still used. This is while the way to overcome
[00:05:41] gasoline imbalance is to renovate stations, settle contractors'
[00:05:45] claims, and increase the share of gas-powered vehicles from below
[00:05:48] 6% to 30%. Reza Shafiei,
[00:05:51] IRIB News Agency. Well,
[00:05:54] we saw the report together regarding the issue of fuel
[00:05:58] basket diversification. Our guests in the studio are
[00:06:02] Mr. Dr. Hemmati, a member of the presiding board and
[00:06:06] secretary of the Energy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Welcome,
[00:06:09] Dr. Thank you very much. I extend my greetings and respect to you and all
[00:06:13] your dear viewers. We are at your service. Live long. And also Mr.
[00:06:17] Veis Karami, CEO of the National
[00:06:20] Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company. Welcome to you too,
[00:06:24] Dr. Well, in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I greet you and wish you
[00:06:28] a good time, dear viewers of the Economy
[00:06:32] Desk program, and your great
[00:06:34] colleagues. Live long. We also have other guests who will be joining
[00:06:38] us by phone at various intervals throughout the program.
[00:06:42] We will certainly talk to these great people. We will start
[00:06:45] with Mr. Veis Karami, the CEO of the National Iranian Oil Products
[00:06:49] Distribution Company. Please specifically
[00:06:52] tell us, considering the development of CNG and LPG in
[00:06:55] the country, what is our current gasoline consumption
[00:06:59] and which provinces have the highest consumption? And how much
[00:07:03] impact did the government's resolution, which was implemented
[00:07:06] after all, have, Mr. Veis Karami? Yes,
[00:07:09] you see, our average gasoline consumption throughout
[00:07:13] the country until the end of Mehr
[00:07:17] of this year was 133 million liters per day.
[00:07:20] Yes, throughout
[00:07:22] the country, in the first seven months
[00:07:25] of the year, until the end of Mehr, we had a daily distribution of 133 million
[00:07:28] liters of gasoline. But
[00:07:32] from the beginning of Aban, you see, we had reached zero growth,
[00:07:36] meaning 133 million 405
[00:07:39] compared to the same period last year.
[00:07:44] This means that, fortunately, we did not have an increase in gasoline
[00:07:48] consumption, whereas in previous years,
[00:07:51] 6% was the normal growth of gasoline each year
[00:07:55] compared to the previous year. So a very good thing has happened.
[00:07:58] In seven months, we have not had an increase in gasoline consumption.
[00:08:01] But an even better situation and a good thing that has
[00:08:05] happened in the first 10 days of Aban this year is that this number has
[00:08:09] become negative, We have gone from zero to negative,
[00:08:12] -0.1%. In the first decade of Aban
[00:08:16] 1405 compared to the first decade of Aban
[00:08:20] 1404, we had a
[00:08:22] decrease in gasoline consumption of -0.1%.
[00:08:26] Well, this goes back to the actions that have been taken.
[00:08:29] I will briefly say that the 6% growth
[00:08:33] has been stopped, without
[00:08:37] meaning we didn't have consumption growth, but now we have zero growth,
[00:08:40] in fact.
[00:08:56] These actions have been taken in the area of gasoline consumption management, both in terms of price
[00:08:59] and non-price aspects. Correct. Which provinces had the highest
[00:09:03] consumption and which
[00:09:06] Tehran always has the highest consumption, 20 million.
[00:09:09] Tehran province, Fars province, then
[00:09:13] Razavi Khorasan province, Isfahan province are the four provinces
[00:09:17] that have the highest gasoline consumption due to their population. But
[00:09:21] some of our border provinces had a high per capita gasoline
[00:09:24] consumption. Border provinces like Hormozgan province were among
[00:09:28] the provinces that had high gasoline consumption. West Azerbaijan
[00:09:32] has high consumption compared to its normal rate, I mean. Fars
[00:09:35] province accounts for a large share of gasoline
[00:09:38] consumption. In addition to being a populous province,
[00:09:42] it is currently the second largest in terms of gasoline
[00:09:46] consumption. It has a high consumption growth, and there should be plans for these provinces
[00:09:50] that have high growth, similar to the actions we took
[00:09:53] from Mordad to Aivor or in Tehran or the 11 border provinces where
[00:09:57] we had the removal of emergency cards or station cards.
[00:10:01] The set of actions taken, as I mentioned, has led us to this
[00:10:04] stage where, fortunately,
[00:10:07] we had a decrease in gasoline consumption
[00:10:10] in the first decade of Aban.
[00:10:12] Hopefully, it will continue. Hopefully. Thank you very much,
[00:10:16] Dr. Hemmati. Well, after all, you are also a member of the presiding
[00:10:20] board of the Energy Commission of the Parliament
[00:10:23] and represent a province where the collection of
[00:10:27] station cards was implemented. Specifically, considering that
[00:10:30] the Seventh Development Plan also refers to fuel basket diversification,
[00:10:34] please tell us how successful it has been,
[00:10:37] because the law states that at least
[00:10:41] one million of our vehicles that provide public services
[00:10:44] should be dual-fuel, and 400 CNG stations
[00:10:48] should also be installed. We are at your service.
[00:10:52] Well, this plan that is being implemented in Kerman province, from
[00:11:25] of course, we have a proposal that if the government can help and allocate
[00:11:28] a percentage of this to the development budget of that province, it can be an incentive.
[00:11:32] Well, people will know that in this province they abide by this, or
[00:11:35] less fuel is consumed, and a part of it will reach them. This
[00:11:39] can be attractive. Also, when consumption
[00:11:42] decreases, gasoline consumption decreases, which is also good for
[00:11:46] the environment. CNG consumption in our province increased by 40%
[00:11:50] to 60%. The average is around 40.4%
[00:11:54] but in some areas, it has also increased.
[00:11:57] And 85% of people practically had no particular problem. Only
[00:12:01] about 15% were, for example, medical professionals, those traveling from one city to another,
[00:12:05] teachers, or a series of special individuals. They tried to
[00:12:08] consider even public transportation. For example, there are some special
[00:12:12] taxis that have been given a quota, for example, 10 liters or 8
[00:12:15] liters per 100 kilometers. They have been
[00:12:18] allocated this. They have tried to consider all aspects to have the
[00:12:22] least impact, and even a system
[00:12:25] has been designed that will soon, God willing, be more known to the public.
[00:12:28] Currently, they might have less information. If someone came to a station
[00:12:32] and their quota ran out and they faced a problem, through that system, if a passenger came to
[00:12:36] your province, oh, well, they probably give the passenger 40 liters as a quota.
[00:12:39] Even besides that, if it's less, that system registers it and
[00:12:43] it's clear how much fuel has been taken and in what way,
[00:12:47] whether they are really smuggling or not, for example, whether it's their normal consumption,
[00:12:51] and based on this, it can be controlled, and dissatisfaction can be minimized. Now, 11 other
[00:12:55] provinces saw that the results in Kerman were relatively good, and those queues
[00:12:58] were practically eliminated. They themselves were eager for this to happen,
[00:13:02] not other provinces. They themselves followed up, and this plan is being implemented
[00:13:05] in 11 other provinces. From a legal perspective, you are a legislator,
[00:13:09] and the Seventh Plan also states that it should reach this number.
[00:13:12] Has the commission followed up on this issue from
[00:13:16] a monitoring perspective? Yes, regarding CNG, as you
[00:13:18] explained, one million dual-fuel CNG vehicles should be created
[00:13:22] by, God willing, one and a half years from now, depending on when
[00:13:26] the resources are provided. Currently, I think 450,000 have been created,
[00:13:29] and 550,000 to 580,000 are planned for the next year.
[00:13:33] There was a debt to these people who are creating
[00:13:36] CNG or converting vehicles to dual-fuel, which was about
[00:13:40] 4 trillion tomans, if I'm not mistaken. Just today,
[00:13:43] the Deputy Minister of Interior announced that it has been planned to give them
[00:13:47] 2 trillion tomans in the next two weeks, and the other 2 trillion, God willing, will be given
[00:13:51] at the first opportunity. That's news for today. Yes, in today's meeting,
[00:13:55] we saw this news that they announced that this can, well, have an effect. The more
[00:13:59] we can diversify our fuel basket, the better it is for the country.
[00:14:02] And we, well, need to look at it a bit more realistically.
[00:14:05] For example, if a country can export gasoline, it can export at least one dollar per
[00:14:09] liter. But what about gas? Each cubic meter is somewhat equivalent to
[00:14:13] 23, 23 cents, or 25 cents, even if you want to import
[00:14:17] or export its fuel value. That is, every 4 cubic meters
[00:14:20] have the value of one liter in terms of fuel value.
[00:14:24] And it is better for us to increase our gas and so on. We can export
[00:14:27] our diesel or import less if we need to import. This way, it will definitely be
[00:14:31] economically beneficial for the country. Thank you very much, Mr. Veis Karami. You mentioned
[00:14:35] in your speech that Tehran province is one of our
[00:14:38] high-consumption provinces. Currently, a plan is being implemented in the country.
[00:14:42] One part of it is that you have collected the fuel cards of the stations.
[00:14:46] Approximately 11 provinces have collected the fuel cards
[00:14:49] of the stations. And in
[00:14:52] the capital, a plan is being implemented that if
[00:14:55] the first and second quotas are finished,
[00:14:59] the vehicle owner who comes to the station must receive
[00:15:03] a token or a password. How effective has this been?
[00:15:07] Of course, we also had some reports of queues
[00:15:09] at the beginning of this plan, but these queues have now
[00:15:13] decreased. How effective has this been? Please answer
[00:15:16] this before we get to the CNG topic. Yes, you see, three things happened
[00:15:20] regarding gasoline. I would like to tell you that
[00:15:24] since the beginning of Shahrivar of this year,
[00:15:25] the price
[00:15:29] of the emergency station card increased from 5,000 tomans to 10,000 tomans.
[00:15:32] You see, in the first 16 days
[00:15:35] of Shahrivar, our average gasoline consumption
[00:15:39] throughout the country was 144 million liters
[00:15:42] per day. With this change that occurred in the
[00:15:46] third rate, meaning the station card, in the second half
[00:15:49] of Shahrivar, meaning the next 15 days,
[00:15:53] the number reached 133 million liters. This means
[00:15:56] that within 15 days, this action was taken with
[00:16:00] the approval of the respected Board of Ministers.
[00:16:04] The working group of Article 8, resolution of the second of Azar
[00:16:07] 1404, the Board of Ministers. In the second
[00:16:11] 15 days of Shahrivar compared
[00:16:13] to the first 16 days of Shahrivar,
[00:16:17] we, yes, went from 14 to 44 million to
[00:16:20] 133 million. How much daily consumption decreased? 11
[00:16:24] million liters daily. This is a decrease in consumption. Now, if you multiply
[00:16:27] it by 15, it's approximately 16.
[00:16:30] It was a high number during this period when the travel
[00:16:34] season was at its peak. We had the maximum consumption in Shahrivar.
[00:16:37] We had 160 million liters of gasoline. If this
[00:16:41] had not been done, we would have had at least 14 to 44
[00:16:45] million until the end of Shahrivar. Well,
[00:16:48] at the same time, you see, we also did another thing,
[00:16:52] which is the collection of fuel cards
[00:16:55] from fuel stations. This was also in the Parliament's law,
[00:16:59] the budget law of 1403, 1404,
[00:17:01] that the maximum use should be from personal
[00:17:05] cards, and a maximum of 5% should be from station
[00:17:08] cards. Well, this helped to increase
[00:17:12] the use of personal cards and decrease the use of station
[00:17:15] cards. We started implementing it
[00:17:18] as a pilot project in Kerman province, Hormozgan
[00:17:22] province. They were truly provinces where people
[00:17:25] were queuing, meaning 3-kilometer, 4-kilometer queues.
[00:17:29] Dr. Hemmati himself was in Kerman province, he lives
[00:17:33] there, he constantly commutes and observed that the situation
[00:17:37] was very
[00:17:39] excuse me, Dr. Hemmati said that the savings were made
[00:17:43] available for people's livelihoods. Exactly how many trillions of tomans
[00:17:47] resulted from these gasoline savings in these provinces? You see, with the actions
[00:17:51] taken, 13 trillion tomans were saved. It is the explicit
[00:17:54] order of the respected President that all of this should
[00:17:57] be spent on people's livelihoods. The commodity coupon that they changed
[00:18:01] the price of, I mentioned the emphasis of the individual
[00:18:04] until when, until what period? Until the first
[00:18:07] days of Aban. You see, so the government
[00:18:11] has targeted it in that way. It should be spent
[00:18:14] on people's livelihoods, especially
[00:18:17] low-income individuals. Well, we started
[00:18:21] collecting cards in Kerman province. It was the first
[00:18:24] province where it was implemented as a pilot project. The first
[00:18:28] result was that the queues at Kerman province stations were truly
[00:18:31] eliminated. In Mordad, I'm talking about
[00:18:35] the 13th of Mordad. We had a percentage decrease in gasoline
[00:18:39] consumption. We had an increase in CNG consumption. How much CNG?
[00:18:43] CNG consumption is now 15% higher throughout the country
[00:18:46] compared to before September 16th. We had
[00:18:50] 1 million 14 million and approximately 700 thousand cubic
[00:18:53] meters, I mean before September 16th.
[00:18:56] So we are still behind that target.
[00:18:59] 165 was added. This is a significant
[00:19:03] number. Meaning with these changes that occurred in the issue
[00:19:06] of increasing the third rate, the collection of cards, as I mentioned,
[00:19:10] the pilot project was implemented in Kerman province,
[00:19:14] then we extended it to Sistan
[00:19:16] and Baluchestan province in Shahrivar. So in Shahrivar, it became Kerman
[00:19:20] and Sistan and Baluchestan. In Mehr, three provinces became South Khorasan,
[00:19:24] in addition to the two provinces. And from the beginning of Aban, we added 8
[00:19:27] more provinces to this plan. We said that their free cards
[00:19:31] should be collected as much as possible. Maximum
[00:19:35] fueling should be done with personal cards. And this has truly
[00:19:38] caused, as Dr. Hemmati also mentioned, we have had a good
[00:19:42] decrease in gasoline consumption in these provinces. On the contrary,
[00:19:44] we have had an increase in CNG consumption in these provinces. These
[00:19:48] have caused the number that I mentioned to you, in the first
[00:19:52] decade of Aban, our gasoline
[00:19:55] distribution has been negative compared to the decade. But there is still
[00:19:59] work to be done. The target that has been set, you see, we have set
[00:20:03] a target of what point we should reach. You see, we said
[00:20:06] it should reach 120 million per day in Dey and Bahman.
[00:20:10] For Azar, we targeted 125 million liters per day. People
[00:20:14] have cooperated. We truly appreciate and thank all our compatriots
[00:20:18] across the country. The situation is a special situation. Providing
[00:20:21] gasoline costs the government a lot.
[00:20:24] It is being done despite the difficult conditions that
[00:20:28] everyone is aware of. The more we can
[00:20:32] have gasoline consumption management plans in terms of cards.
[00:20:35] It has been
[00:20:50] added by 15%. More than 2 million
[00:20:53] cubic meters of CNG, or the equivalent of 2 million liters
[00:20:57] of gasoline per day, has been added to CNG consumption. We have
[00:21:01] about 4 million dual-fuel CNG vehicles.
[00:21:04] You see, we have good conditions both in terms
[00:21:08] of distribution infrastructure and transportation fleet.
[00:21:12] We have also planned this and are continuing it. We really must
[00:21:16] use CNG, which is a cheap and clean fuel. God willing,
[00:21:20] it will be used, and the more we can increase
[00:21:23] CNG consumption, the more gasoline consumption will naturally decrease.
[00:21:27] It also requires some support, which, God willing, we will ask
[00:21:30] you about in the coming years for the station owners' guild. Dr. Hemmati,
[00:21:34] regarding the issue of legislation, please tell us what kind of support
[00:21:38] the Parliament wants to provide. We currently have 26 million vehicles in our country
[00:21:41] that have fuel cards. Of these, 3 million and
[00:21:44] 850 thousand of them have been converted to dual-fuel. We also have about
[00:21:48] 288 thousand taxis that are currently
[00:21:52] gas-powered. Some people have registered
[00:21:56] and need to be converted to dual-fuel.
[00:21:59] Each car costs approximately 500 million, 500 dollars,
[00:22:03] which is approximately equivalent to 75 million tomans
[00:22:06] to convert to gas. Please tell us what the Parliament wants to do for CNG
[00:22:10] and LPG, and also that we must move towards
[00:22:14] electric cars as well. Well,
[00:22:16] as you said, it is better for us to diversify our fuel
[00:22:20] basket much more. Currently, the focus is mostly on gasoline.
[00:22:24] The more we can increase our CNG stations and
[00:22:27] provide incentives for CNG and other
[00:22:31] fuels, the more it can help a lot. One issue
[00:22:35] is infrastructure, which the government is also trying to do,
[00:22:38] especially regarding both CNG and electric vehicles. If we can
[00:22:42] have enough electric charging stations across the country,
[00:22:46] well, that can be very attractive. For example, currently, someone who has an electric car can't really
[00:22:50] count on it for travel in that sense. They can mostly count on it within
[00:22:54] the province or city. But if it's available everywhere in the country, it will be very
[00:22:57] helpful. The plan that the government has, especially the National Iranian
[00:23:00] Oil Refining and Distribution Company, is that for any license they want to give
[00:23:04] for stations, for
[00:23:08] gas stations, it says that they must also have electric charging,
[00:23:12] and those stations that existed before,
[00:23:15] those that have capacity and space, they are also electrifying them. This can
[00:23:19] help a lot. And alongside this, they are also creating some new stations specifically
[00:23:23] for electricity. This itself creates a huge capacity.
[00:23:26] Alongside these, they are also building 400 CNG stations across
[00:23:30] the country, 50 of which are for southern Kerman and 50 for Hormozgan
[00:23:34] and so on, where there is probably higher consumption and a higher
[00:23:38] probability of smuggling. They are helping people to move more towards
[00:23:41] CNG. Also, a study we did showed that the numbers
[00:23:44] reported from the cities of southern Kerman province
[00:23:48] had a higher decrease in consumption,
[00:23:52] meaning, for example, the cities in the north of the province had a 7-8%,
[00:23:55] 10% decrease in consumption compared to before that plan.
[00:23:59] But in the south of the province, we even had up to 205%.
[00:24:03] Well, this shows that these cases can be controlled.
[00:24:07] A new plan can control some smuggling and so on that happens,
[00:24:11] to help people who really need it, in terms of CNG
[00:24:15] infrastructure, electric charging stations, not to face problems.
[00:24:18] The Parliament is also supporting
[00:24:26] and has planned, as Mr. Ehsan Jan Mohammadi,
[00:24:30] the chairman of the board of directors of the National CNG Association, is on the line.
[00:24:34] Greetings to you, Mr. Jan Mohammadi. Hello and good time to you,
[00:24:37] Dr. Hemmati, Mr. Engineer Rais Karami, and all
[00:24:41] the honorable viewers of Iran. Mr. Jan Mohammadi, in our
[00:24:44] previous program when we were with you, on the topic of fuel
[00:24:48] basket diversification in the country and specifically CNG, of which you
[00:24:52] are the chairman of the board of directors of the National CNG Association,
[00:24:55] you had demands. You stated
[00:24:59] that there are approximately 2,000
[00:25:02] CNG stations across the country, but
[00:25:06] your station owners have
[00:25:09] demands from the government. Please tell us if these have been paid or
[00:25:12] not. I would like to tell you that, yes, exactly on
[00:25:16] October 29th, the respected
[00:25:18] Board of Ministers approved the increase in the commission
[00:25:22] of CNG stations.
[00:25:24] Exactly today, the Ministry of Petroleum announced this to the National Gas Company, and
[00:25:28] we think that within the next two weeks, all the claims of CNG stations,
[00:25:32] which amount to about 8 trillion tomans, will be paid,
[00:25:36] God willing. God willing. Regarding the issue of, well, since we have also
[00:25:39] lost a part of our country's gas, will this gas
[00:25:43] imbalance issue also affect
[00:25:45] CNG stations or not? Mr.
[00:25:49] Are we witnessing gas outages at CNG stations last year
[00:25:53] or currently? I would like to tell
[00:25:56] you that in previous years, yes, in some provinces where we had gas
[00:26:00] restrictions, unfortunately, there were gas stations.
[00:26:12] It's the total gas production of the country. We think that cutting
[00:26:15] off CNG gas in the peak seasons,
[00:26:18] especially this year when our gas imbalance problem is more severe, will
[00:26:22] actually not have a positive impact on our
[00:26:26] gas imbalance, but it will simply cause our gasoline
[00:26:28] imbalance and gasoline consumption to increase. And I
[00:26:49] hope that the operation of these stations will help improve the gasoline consumption
[00:26:53] situation. How much of your claims have been paid so far?
[00:26:56] Exactly, I would like to tell you that the claims of CNG stations, which have not
[00:27:00] yet been paid, will be paid within the next two weeks. But, well, the claims
[00:27:03] of our conversion contractors are an issue that, as
[00:27:07] Dr. mentioned today, it was approved two weeks ago at
[00:27:10] the National Oil Refining and Distribution Company and the National Oil Products Distribution Company.
[00:27:14] I think that within the next two weeks, our contractors will also receive all their rights
[00:27:18] and dues, which have been pending for a year. This will be paid,
[00:27:22] and this issue will help a lot in converting our dual-fuel vehicles.
[00:27:25] In our opinion, given the capacity of about 200,000
[00:27:29] vehicles, we unfortunately this year can only
[00:27:36] activate our own workshops and carry out vehicle conversions.
[00:27:39] Yes, thank you very much, Mr. Jan Mohammadi, Chairman of the Board of Directors
[00:27:43] of the National CNG Association. Mr.
[00:27:46] Engineer Veis Karami, please tell us about the claims of both
[00:27:50] contractors and CNG station owners. Yes, you see,
[00:27:53] Mr. Jan Mohammadi made a point. Yes, in previous
[00:27:56] years, if we had CNG gas outages during peak
[00:28:00] consumption, it was very limited
[00:28:03] and occurred in specific cities. So last year, it probably
[00:28:07] didn't even reach one day, and that was only in a few
[00:28:10] cities. That in previous years, they referred to CNG station outages,
[00:28:14] no, it was very, very limited. I mean, the number
[00:28:17] last year or in 1403
[00:28:21] was very low. Some specific days,
[00:28:24] some cities in the northwest of the country, the north
[00:28:28] of the country, I mean, last year, it probably didn't even reach half a day in one or two cities.
[00:29:51] that we obtained from the Budget and Planning Organization, we supplied 20,000 tons of diesel.
[00:29:55] The resources that are obtained from the supply of 20,000
[00:29:58] tons of diesel, which is approximately equal to the amount of claims
[00:30:02] they have. This has been sold, and the buyer
[00:30:06] is in the process of depositing the money
[00:30:09] into our account, and we will convert it into rials, so that, God willing,
[00:30:13] we can pay the claims. car conversion companies
[00:30:16] from single-fuel to dual-fuel. God willing, we will give it to them in the near future, meaning
[00:30:20] whatever they demand, God willing, I will pay
[00:30:23] and we will settle the accounts so that, God willing, we can convert the fleet with greater speed, especially
[00:30:27] those cars that carry passengers and work
[00:30:31] on online platforms. They need to develop CNG
[00:30:35] and carry passengers. God willing, we can speed up and convert
[00:30:38] more of these
[00:30:41] I have a common question for both of you,
[00:30:45] first, Mr. Dr. Hemmati, please answer. Well, we are
[00:30:48] inevitably going towards new technologies. We are currently
[00:30:52] converting our gasoline cars to gas. So,
[00:30:55] why should we bring this product? With what mechanism should we bring it for