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Based on the 121st article of the third national program of
economical, social and cultural development of the country, the Iranian
Fuel Conservation Organization (IFCO), a subsidiary of National Iranian
Oil Company (NIOC), was established in 2000, aiming to manage the
fuel consumption in different sectors through the review and survey of
consumption trends and executing conservation projects
nationwide.
Establishing compressed natural gas (CNG) infrastructure and the
promotion of natural gas vehicles (NGV’s) are among the main missions
of IFCO.
NGV programs:
CNG projects were started in 1975 with the conversion of 1200 taxis and
private passenger cars in Shiraz city as a pilot project.
These are the main strategies of IFCO for bi-fuel vehicles:
- Retrofit conversion as a short term method for existing cars.
- OEM production of bi- fuel vehicles as a medium term measure.
- Design and production of CNG base OEM vehicles as a long term method
A comprehensive project for creating infrastructure and developing CNG
in Iran was started by IFCO in 2001 with some separate activities in
parallel, as described below:
- Conversion retrofit vehicles to CNG
- OEM CNG vehicles manufacturing
- Legislation of national directives and regulations
- Construction of CNG fueling stations.
Infrastructure
The following outlines some of the main measures taken relating to infrastructure development.
Iranian CNG Station
Up to Sep 2006, 326 CNG stations have been constructed and are in
service while more than 432 stations are under construction by the
government and private sectors. The total capacity of the service
stations is more than 10,000,000 m3/day (6.000.000 m3/day is in service
and more than 4.000.000 m3/day is ready for operation)
Public relations: Safety aspects and the promotion of natural
gas vehicles have been addressed through many educational films
produced and broadcast on TV and radio channels. Brochures including
safety requirements for use natural gas as vehicles fuel, specification
of natural gas, etc, have also been issued. In several national and
international fairs, IFCO has also
raised awareness about natural gas vehicles.
Regulations and standards: International standards (ISO
Standards), European Regulations and standards of countries with
historical background on CNG such as Italy, Argentina and New Zealand
have been used for different activities related to CNG in both vehicles
(light and heavy duty) and refueling stations since the beginning of
the project in Iran. Also some important regulations regarding NGV’s
and CNG refueling stations have been issued by IFCO.
After a short interval the national standards based on ISO standards
were issued for CNG vehicles and their components (ISIRI 5636 and ISIRI
5764), and at present the country is switching CNG vehicle components
standards from ISO standards to European regulation R110 and first
edition of national NGV’s standards (ISIRI 7598) has been
recently published based on R110 regulation.
A national standard of CNG stations was published in 2005 with code no.
ISIRI 7829 based on the Argentina (GE-N1-118), United States (NFPA 52),
and New Zealand (NZS 5425 Part 2) standards and considering Iran's
climate and geographical circumstances.
Supporting related research: IFCO supports a number of research
projects related to CNG engine performance (dedicated, Bi-fuel,
Dual-fuel engines), fuel conservation projects, natural gas vehicle
durability, emissions and other associated topics such as the
identification of natural gas treatment as a vehicle fuel, gas
composition effects on engine performance, etc. CNG based engines
and native NGVs have been developed by country research centers and car
manufacturers.
 Localization of CNG components and equipment production: Transferring technology from abroad and the localization of CNG
kit components, cylinders and CNG stations equipments are some of
the strategies of IFCO. Construction of a CNG
cylinder production factory with a nominal capacity of 120 thousands
cylinders per year in different dimensions has been completed and now
supplies a portion of the country’s requirements according to present
international standards. Another CNG cylinder production factory is
under construction in Esfahan with more than 200 thousands cylinders
per year. Other CNG cylinder production factories are also being
planned.
Local compressor manufacturing companies are producing major parts of
CNG station equipments with the co-operation of foreign companies.
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 CNG Companies (Conversion & Refueling
station equipments)
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CNG kit manufacturer and conversion
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-Electro fan
(tel:+98-21-228418844/22865892,3), Contact Sepideh Mirshahreza, Email -
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-Shahab Gaz sooz (tel:0098-251-2936466 ) www.shahabautogas.com
-Sasad (tel:0098-21-22953799)
-Pad Alayandeh (tel:0098-21-88745519)
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Refueling station
equipments:
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-Parts compressor
(partner with Intermech Ltd)
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-Chagalesh (partner with Nuovo Pignone)
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-Tamkar gas (partner with GreenField)
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Cylinder manufacturer
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-Satak Co. (tel:0098-21
88726501)
-Pars MCS (tel:0098-21
22031854-58)
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Conversion workshops: More than
107 conversion centers have been equipped and certified in 37 cities
countrywide. Local car manufacturers that produce CNG vehicles have
equipped their existing after sale services network to service NGV
products and related regular inspection. Identity information and
specifications of NGV’s are being entered in audit software for
tracking periodic audit and inspections.
Training: Personnel of conversion workshops,
inspection centers,
after sale services and CNG stations, inspectors, operators and all
technical staffs who work directly with CNG, have passed related
training courses and have been certified for particular activities. The
general public have also been informed on safety issues through many
reports, presentations and demonstrations
about CNG and NGVs.
 Long Term Program: In approving the nation's budget for the current year, Parliament gave
special attention to the CNG industry and approved considerable subsidies
for production of 280,000 OEM NGV’s by Iranian major car
manufacturers and the conversion of 120,000 cars to CNG by
available conversion workshops.
1. 20% of OEM CNG fueled vehicles are produced
annually by Iran's two biggest car manufacturers (Iran Khodro & SAIPA).
2. Conversion of 600,000 public and governmental cars to NGV.
3. 667,000 OEM CNG based vehicles and contributing a new production line of 410,000 OEM annual capacity at Iran Khodro.
4. Contributing to produce 6,000 OEM CNG based buses in 5 years.
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NGV OEMS
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-Iran Khodro www.ikco.com
-Saipa
www.saipacorp.com
-Shahab Khodro
www.shahabkhodro.com
-Iran Khodro Diesel www.ikco.com
-Zamyad
www.zamyadco.com
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Pasenger car
Passenger car
HDV
HDV
Passenger car/LDV& HDV
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Iran current NGVs situation (Statistics Up-dated at Aug 2006)
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NGV's
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NGV's Type
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OEM
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Retrofit
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Cars/LDVs
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145884
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31198
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114686
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Buses
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2404
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2234
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170
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Mini buses
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90
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90
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0
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Trucks
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14
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14
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0
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Total
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148392
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33536
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114856
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Conversion Centers
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107
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OEM NGV's Manufacturers
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5
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Iran current CNG Stations situation (Statistics Up-dated at Aug 2006)
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CNG Stations
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Public
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Private
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Bi-purpose Gasoline- CNG stations
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Total
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In service and ready to
operation
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210
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16
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100
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326
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Under construction
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252
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92
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88
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432
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In Tender or contract
assignment
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88
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174
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156
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418
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Total
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550
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282
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344
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1176
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Sold gas (Million Cubic
Meters) July 2006
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1310000
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No. of cities have in
service refueling station
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57
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