Masoud Pezeshkian, the President, launched the operational phase of the National Energy Consumption Management Program to ensure sustainable energy and prevent restrictions on gas supply for industries, guiding the country towards a winter without challenges. This program has now reached the implementation stage after necessary design and coordination, and aims to implement field programs for energy savings and optimization of consumption by activating the managerial capacities of provinces and continuous monitoring of the performance of agencies.
Coordination Meeting on Energy Consumption Management
The coordination meeting on energy consumption and fuel management was held this morning (Saturday, November 7) chaired by Masoud Pezeshkian and attended by Mohsen Hajimirzaei, the Head of the President's Office, the Ministers of Interior and Energy, the Acting Minister of Oil, and other representatives of executive agencies. In this meeting, the President, while appreciating the efforts of the managers of executive agencies, emphasized: "Despite the imbalances and challenges facing the country, with the effort and responsibility of the managers, we have been able to ensure and distribute energy without interruption. With the continuation of this trend, we will also pass this winter without problems."
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Government Operational Programs at Three Levels
Masoud Pezeshkian outlined the government's operational program at three levels: executive agencies and the public sector, the economic and production sector, and the public and household sector. He emphasized the necessity of converting the announced programs and instructions into executable and measurable actions and called for the establishment of a mechanism for continuous monitoring and performance evaluation of agencies across the country. In this regard, the responsibility of managers in implementing the energy-saving and optimization instructions was emphasized.
The President also emphasized the immediate formation of a daily performance monitoring room for agencies centered around the Ministry of Interior and called for oversight of energy consumption requirements at all levels. He instructed governors, district governors, and local officials to hold regular and continuous meetings on energy consumption management and to demand the implementation of savings requirements.
Formation of Supervisory Bodies and Incentives for Managers
Furthermore, the President referred to the training and briefing of personnel on methods of reducing consumption, engineering and optimizing buildings, and improving boiler house conditions. He spoke about the necessity of creating appropriate incentives and rewards for successful managers in implementing savings programs and emphasized that managers who do not perform well should face punitive approaches.
Pezeshkian also pointed out the necessity of reducing the temperature in office rooms, overhauling and upgrading boiler houses, closing unused spaces, and reforming energy consumption practices, stressing that energy consumption management is the most important performance evaluation criterion for managers in the country.
Cooperation between the Economic and Public Sectors
In the second part of the government's program, Masoud Pezeshkian introduced the provision of fuel and energy needed for industries and production units as the main priority and emphasized mutual cooperation between the production sector and economic activists with the government. He called for continuous meetings with economic activists to clarify the country's conditions and outline practical savings solutions and methods.
The President concluded by emphasizing: "Public and household participation in energy consumption management is a key pillar of this program, and the special conditions of the country must be explained to the people to ensure their serious cooperation and participation in energy savings."
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