Gasoline rationing saves 20m litre daily in Iran
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (Xinhua): Iran's Oil Minister Gholam- Hossein Nozari said on Saturday that gasoline rationing scheme has helped the country to curb the consumption as much as 20 million liters a day, Iran's Energy and Oil Information Network (SHANA) reported.
"The country has consumed 65 to 67 million liters per day of gasoline since the outset of the current Iranian year (starting from March 20, 2008)," Nozari told SHANA.
"A daily 20-million-litre decrease has been the consequence of implementing rationing scheme," he said.
He pointed out that the government has no plan to curb the quotas during the winter time, according to SHANA.
Nozari had already said that some 4 billion US dollars had been saved from the beginning of the rationing scheme which started in June 2007.
He also explained that before running the scheme, the country imported 35 million litres of gasoline everyday to meet the demand.
"The country has consumed 65 to 67 million liters per day of gasoline since the outset of the current Iranian year (starting from March 20, 2008)," Nozari told SHANA.
"A daily 20-million-litre decrease has been the consequence of implementing rationing scheme," he said.
He pointed out that the government has no plan to curb the quotas during the winter time, according to SHANA.
Nozari had already said that some 4 billion US dollars had been saved from the beginning of the rationing scheme which started in June 2007.
He also explained that before running the scheme, the country imported 35 million litres of gasoline everyday to meet the demand.