(MENAFN) The high-pressure gas transmission pipeline is presently 37,400 kilometers across Iran. Officials from the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) say Iran ranks fourth in this sector's global ranking. Iran appears to enjoy a resilient gas supply system in addition to that.

Iranian Gas Transmission Company (IGTC) CEO Mehdi Jamshidi Dana said Iran's gas transmission capacity has recently reached 870 mcm / d. During the first five months of the current calendar year, Iran's transmission of sweet gas increased by 12% year-on-year.

Iran's current capacity for gas production is 880 mcm / d, which is supposed to hit 1,000 mcm / d by March 2021. National gas consumption ranges from 550 mcm / d to 750 mcm / d. Long gas pipelines have been constructed in recent years for the distribution of such large volumes of gas to domestic and industrial consumers. That is why the transmission of gas from production to consumption centers has started without stopping.

On a 37,400-km-long high-pressure gas transmission pipeline, a total of 86 gas compressors along with 316 turbochargers are installed to carry gas to consumers. All of these turbochargers are not in operating condition; even so, maximum gas transmission in winter may require the operation of all turbochargers other than the activation of spare turbines.

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