BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 11
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
As many as 43,000 public transport vehicles (taxis, pickups, etc.) were supplied with dual fuel for gratis in Iran since the implementation of the plan to provide public transport with dual fuel (gasoline and gas), said Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) Keramat Veys-Karami, Trend reports citing the company’s website.
According to Veys Karami, 22,000 more public transport vehicles are waiting in line for supplying dual fuel for gratis.
The director added that so far, 175,000 vehicles have been registered for supplying with dual fuel. It was determined that 75,000 of them are appropriate for the plan to provide public transport with dual fuel.
On Nov. 15, 2019, the price of gasoline sold on quota increased from 10,000 rials (23 cents) to 15,000 rials (35 cents) and the price of gasoline sold free from the quota increased to 30,000 rials (71 cents) in Iran. About 1.46 million cars will be provided with dual fuel (gasoline and gas) in the first stage of dual fuel supply in Iran. Around 65 trillion rials (about $ 1.54 billion) funds have been allocated to these operations. By providing the cars with dual fuel, 12 million liters of gasoline per day will be saved. The plan to provide cars with free dual fuel will be implemented within 14 months.