Governor at Crisis Management Headquarters: A 10% Cut in Consumption Will Prevent Gas and Electricity Outages

Gilan Governor stressed the need to reform energy consumption patterns, saying that a 10% saving and a reduction of one to two degrees in home temperatures could prevent gas and electricity outages in the cold season and help maintain the stability of the national energy grid.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan Gilan Hadi Haqshanas, in the meeting of the crisis management headquarters of the province, referring to the coming of the cold season of the year, he stated: If the households of Gilani reduce the temperature of their homes by only one to two degrees, not only will we not face a gas cut, but it will also be possible to help supply energy to the neighboring provinces. He stated that the type of clothing people wear in the cold season should be in accordance with the weather conditions, and added: If people save only 10% in energy consumption, no Iranian will face gas and electricity outages.

The governor of Gilan considered the reform of the consumption pattern to be a necessity in all sectors and said: management of gas, electricity, water and fuel consumption as well as prevention of energy wastage in homes, offices, production units and factories should be seriously put on the agenda. Necessity of preparation of the institutions before the occurrence of the crisis, the lawyer called the meetings of the crisis management headquarters as a maneuver to measure the level of preparation of the managers of the executive institutions and added: crises do not announce in advance; Therefore, all devices must maintain their full readiness and be at full capacity when accidents occur.

He considered the crisis management law to be the chapter of the executive bodies and clarified: the managers of the member bodies of the headquarters must be fully aware of the provisions of this law and their duties in order to prevent damage to the people by taking correct and timely action. Referring to the prediction of El Nino phenomenon and the possibility of heavy rains in the country and the province, the governor of Gilan said: The art of managers is the correct and timely response to crises, and the realization of this important thing requires prediction, prevention, education and continuous preparation. Stating that Gilan is one of the provinces prone to heavy rains and floods, Haqshanas added: sometimes the average annual rainfall of the country falls in Gilan in a few hours. Conditions that double the necessity of preparation, coordination and careful management of the custodian institutions. He emphasized on using the capacities of the private sector along with government facilities and equipment and said: "In the past one year, we have gone through two imposed wars, and overcoming the difficult conditions ahead also requires the cooperation and interaction of people and officials."

Emphasizing the importance of crisis management and passive defense, the governor of Gilan announced the holding of related maneuvers in the near future and added: The media has an effective role in education, prevention and crisis management and this capacity should be used properly. Haqshanas also considered it necessary to pay attention to the messages of the rapid warning system and noted that timely notification and attention of people and institutions to the issued warnings plays an important role in reducing damages and casualties caused by accidents.