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Armenia consumes electricity exclusively of domestic production: no import is made at the moment

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Armenia consumes electricity exclusively of domestic production: no import is made at the moment

Despite the unprecedented situation, in particular the suspension of the operation of the Nuclear Power Plant and the Hrazdan 5th energy block, the loss of NPPs in Artsakh and the high consumption of electricity conditioned by the weather, Armenia is fully ensuring its demand for electricity with domestic resources and continues exporting it to Iran. Armenia doesn’t import electricity from Georgia from July 11, but doesn’t rule out an import again if an affordable offer is made, Hakob Vardanyan, deputy minister of territorial administration and infrastructure told Armenpress.

“At the moment we do not import electricity from Georgia, we have imported it only for economic effect, in other words, at that moment Georgia offered it at a cheaper price than the price of Hrazdan thermal power plant was, therefore, preference was given to the import. We had to spend much more gas in the Hrazdan TPP in order to give a production, whereas we imported from Georgia at a cheaper price. From July 11 no import is made because there is no additional electricity in Georgia at this moment”, the deputy minister said.

He stated that Armenia and Georgia have always imported electricity from one another. “Electricity is expensive there in winter, only the thermal power plants are operating. If we offer cheaper electricity, we give and vice versa. Seasonal exchange or mutual purchases have always existed”, he said, adding that this year this import fact is more outlined as people had concerns with the suspension of the NPP for a long period of time.

Mr. Vardanyan notes that the electricity produced by the...

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