Mohammad Reza Jolaei added that five to 10 million cubic meters per day (mcm/d) of gas exported to Iraq have been on average reduced during a few past days due to the grid malfunction in western Iran, SHANA reported.
The extreme heat in southern and southwestern Iran has caused glitches in production and transmission equipment, he emphasized.
Jolaei further noted that the average gas exported to the neighboring country during the past month of Iranian calendar year (starting May 22) amounted to 30 mcm/d, the figure of which was decreased to 21 mcm/d this month (started June 22) due to the technical problem.