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| Japanese official: Iran could become importer of energy in near future: |
| 2006-03-19 |
| The head of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said here Saturday that given Iran's high consumption of energy, the country could become an importer of energy in not very distant future. Touring the Center for Energy Management in the northern city of Tabriz, Hiroyuki Okuyo told reporters that Japan consumes about one percent of energy in producing the same product compared to Iran. Also, the price of energy in Japan is 10-fold that of Iran and Iranian public due to the affordable energy sources are not sensitive to consumption of energy, he stated. "The center plans to put some energy saving program into effect in Iran," the Japanese official added. The goal is to reduce energy consumption by 10 percent in the Iranian industry in the next two years, he said. He added that Iran is the fourth Asian country after China, Turkey and Thailand in which JICA has implemented its energy saving program. He said the center promotes standard energy models for saving the ever increasing energy consumption throughout the world. A major problem facing the company is the rising energy use especially gasoline consumption in the country. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #7 I think it was either 60 MINUTES? or 48 HOURS? which reported that Iran needs to import a minima of 30% of its national energy needs. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-03-19 20:44 |
| #6 They couldn't even fly their planes.... |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-03-19 16:55 |
| #5 Be a real shame if it had to import all its energy..." through our blockade |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-03-19 15:26 |
| #4 "Nice country you have here. Be a real shame if it had to import all its energy..." |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-03-19 15:16 |
| #3 I read recently that Iran has few refineries and has to import most of its gasoline. That sounds like a choke point to me. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2006-03-19 14:34 |
| #2 Ahhh, the irony, oil, oil, everywhere and not a drop to run anything if America chooses to make a point. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-03-19 13:22 |
| #1 Japanese official: Iran could become importer of energy in near future I'd guess about 10Kt a pop. The Japanese have had a couple of experience with that type of import. |
| Posted by: Shanter Fleatch5032 2006-03-19 07:36 |