Information received from a knowledgeable source at Zagros Petrochemical, contains a series of claims about the management of financial resources, the implementation of certain projects, and appointments during the management of Matin Didari; matters that, if true, could raise the necessity of reviewing the financial and managerial performance of this organization by regulatory bodies.
Ambiguity About Financial Resources
According to this knowledgeable source, one of the ambiguities raised about the performance of Zagros Petrochemical's management is the use of the company's financial resources and how debts are paid. This source claims that part of the resources that should have been allocated for paying claims to entities like Mobin Energy Khaleej Fars and the Gas Department after auditing, were spent on other areas such as ship purchases, resulting in the company facing debts.
Another issue raised is the purchase of turbines for the project of generating electricity from excess steam at Zagros Petrochemical. According to this knowledgeable source, several Siemens steam turbines model SSD400 were purchased for this project at a cost of about 15 million euros for this project.
This source claims that after reviewing the technical specifications of the turbines by Monenco Company, it was found that the efficiency of these devices was low and they were not suitable for the intended project. Subsequently, efforts were made to transfer the same equipment to Mobin Energy Khaleej Fars.
According to the knowledgeable source, Mobin experts were sent to review and price the equipment, but ultimately concluded that the equipment did not have the expected value and the transfer contract was also canceled.
Ambiguity in the Economic Justification of Zagros Power Plant
Another issue raised is the fundamental technical and economic justification of the Zagros Petrochemical power plant project. According to experts, the project was introduced to related institutions and organizations with the aim of using "excess steam" for electricity generation, while due to fluctuations in steam production, the power plant cannot reliably depend on this source, and separate steam must be produced for the plant's continued operation.
According to documents, various companies have also reviewed the project economically at different stages and concluded that the Zagros power plant alone does not have economic justification.
Informed sources have said that the power plant project has been linked to the ASU project and using the economic justification of the ASU, the power plant has also been introduced as an economically viable entity.
An issue that, alongside the repeated losses of the company under Matin Didari's management, results in a record for this manager that is nothing but losses and dissatisfaction for Zagros Petrochemical.
The $360,000 Hotel Lighting Contract
In another part of the received information, the hotel lighting contract belonging to the company is mentioned. According to reports, a contract worth 360 thousand dollars has recently been signed for the hotel's lighting.
This source claims that the management and execution process of this project did not follow the usual company procedures, and despite the presence of reputable domestic companies in the field of lighting, the contract was signed in dollars. Additionally, according to this claim, apart from Matin Didari and the company's head of research and development, no one else was aware of the details of this project's process.
Claims About Appointments and Managerial Relationships
Additionally, a person named "Mr. Mirzi" is mentioned, and it is said that he initially entered Zagros Petrochemical as a warehouse electrical expert using managerial relationships and support, and after a short period, he reached a higher position.
In another part of this information, claims are made about Matin Didari's connection with Mr. Hashemi, CEO of Parsian Oil and Gas. People close to the company's management have said that a kind of managerial relationship and exchange between these two managers led to Hashemi's brother being transferred to Zagros Petrochemical with about five years of experience and shortly after being appointed as the project manager of the power plant. A manager who, after only a week in Assaluyeh due to harsh weather conditions, became a remote manager and is not willing to be present on site.
Matin Didari's background makes this list of violations clearer. He is a well-known broker of petrochemical products in Iran and Turkey. Didari's meeting with Mohammad Mokhber was previously revealed to resolve the issue of debt and the million-dollar account dispute of Navid Zarshimi Petrochemical (owned by Motahari Asl).
The figures of violations raise suspicions about the murder of the head of the Zagros Petrochemical Complex shortly after he was appointed as the CEO of this company, which remains unresolved.
He is also close to Azizi Khadem, the former chairman of the board of directors of Amir Kabir Petrochemical and the former president of the Football Federation, who was dismissed from the presidency of the federation due to accusations such as witchcraft. Azizi Khadem also played a significant role in closing the case of several hundred million dollars of misuse by Motahari Asl and Navid Zarshimi in two cases of financial resources and feedstock of Amir Kabir Petrochemical.Warning About Using the Tank for Ship Fuel
The last issue raised regarding the violations of Zagros Petrochemical Company relates to the fuel supply of an export ship. According to information, a ship entered this process, and one of the daily tanks of the first unit of Zagros Petrochemical was separated from the usual service and filled with ship fuel to supply the export ship's fuel.
An issue that could have security implications for workers in terms of safety, and an incident involving such a tank could have significant safety and environmental consequences for the complex and surrounding areas.