End of Iran sanctions will soon open gates to companies keen on enlarging their markets. Poland is also eyeing opportunities there.
Janusz Piechocinski, the Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, said that Poland wanted to enter the energy market as well as other sectors. Upon his recent business delegation to Iran, he pointed out that Poland wanted to partner with Iran on renewables and green technologies.
“Poland has significant achievements in road and railway construction, and it wishes to share its experience with Iran,” he said.
Mr. Flahatian, vice president of World Energy Council Iran analysed current policies and strategies of energy optimisation in buildings, aiming to increase the use of renewables through rational management of the private sector and bringing electricity tariffs to the agenda, which presents opportunities for Polish energy companies.
Iran consumes approx. 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent (OE) annually, with more than 20 percent of which being wasted before reaching final consumers. Iran’s annual total primary energy consumption stands at 1.6 billion barrels of OE of which natural gas and oil’ shares rise at 67 percent and 33 percent respectively.
Jerzy Kleniewski, Chairman of the Inland Transport Committee of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), said that Poland aimed to invest 60 billion euros in road construction and 40 billion euros in railway construction in the next seven years.
He also said that the Polish companies are willing to cooperate with Iran in the following sectors: raw materials and fuel industry, food/ food processing industry and agricultural equipment, medical devices, consumer electronics, household appliances, etc.
Mohammad Mirzaei, Head of Equipment and Housing Sector at Fuel Conservation Organization affiliated with Iran’s oil ministry, told that Iran plans to reduce its energy consumption intensity by 2021 while the required investment to achieve this goal is estimated at $200 billion in total. Mirzaei said that Iran also plans to import 17,000 and 140,000 LNG buses and taxis respectively. In addition, Iran plans to improve its rail transportation system to economize its current 13-billion-liter gas and oil consumption annually.
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