According to **Nirogahian News** and as reported by **IRIB News**, **Dadras, a gas energy expert**, stated: Even after **5 years, smart compressed natural gas (CNG) stations have not been deployed.**

🔹 The **National Energy Smartization Project** was introduced in the **Fifth Development Plan** but has yet to reach the execution stage.

🔹 In **June 2019**, a **392 Rial increase** in **CNG prices** was approved to fund smartization. Over **5 years**, this has accumulated approximately **1,500 billion Rials**. However, the **deployment of smart CNG stations remains incomplete**.