National Iranian Gas Company: This Winter Brings an Extra 130 Million Cubic Metre Shortfall

Saeed Tavakoli, chief executive of the National Iranian Gas Company, said on a television programme on Monday, 28 September 2026 (6 Mehr 1405) that attacks on four of the country's refineries on 27 Esfand 1404 (18 March 2026) had knocked out 230 million cubic metres of gas production capacity. Although about 100 million cubic metres has since returned, he said that this winter the country faces a 130 million cubic metre shortfall on top of its usual peak-day imbalance of 200 to 250 million cubic metres.

Tavakoli said 109 contracts have been signed so far under the "energy service company" (Karvar-e Energy) scheme across agriculture, industry, power plants, the public sector and households, which are expected to save more than one billion cubic metres by the end of the Iranian year; the target is 200 million cubic metres of savings a month for the remaining five months. He added that "savings certificates" can be traded on the Iran Energy Exchange and have so far changed hands at about 74,500 tomans per cubic metre.