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ARMENIA UPS NATURAL GAS IMPORTS FROM IRAN 6% IN 2012
Interfax, Russia
Feb 26 2013
Armenia boosted natural gas imports from Iran by 6% to 488.3 million
cubic meters in 2012, the Public Services Regulatory Commission of
Armenia reported on its website.
Armenia imported 460 million cu m of Iranian gas in 2011 and 400
million cu m in 2010.
Iran delivers natural gas to Armenia for CJSC Yerevan Thermal Power
Plant in exchange for electricity at a ratio of 1 cu m of gas per
3 kilowatt hours (kWh) of power. As per the agreement between the
two countries, Iran can deliver up to 1.1 billion cubic meters (bcm)
of gas to Armenia a year (around 3 million cu m a day). Starting in
2014, it can send Armenia up to 2.3 bcm of gas a year.
As a whole, Armenia imported 2.456 bcm of natural gas last year,
including 1.967 bcm from Russia. It imported 2.069 bcm of gas in 2011
(1.609 bcm from Russia).
The monopoly gas supplier to Armenia is ArmRosGazprom, 80% of which
belongs to Russian gas giant Gazprom (RTS: GAZPEnhanced Coverage
LinkingRTS: GAZP -Search using:Company ProfileNews, Most Recent
60 DaysCompany Dossier), and 20% of which belongs to the Armenian
government.
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Interfax, Russia
Feb 26 2013
Armenia boosted natural gas imports from Iran by 6% to 488.3 million
cubic meters in 2012, the Public Services Regulatory Commission of
Armenia reported on its website.
Armenia imported 460 million cu m of Iranian gas in 2011 and 400
million cu m in 2010.
Iran delivers natural gas to Armenia for CJSC Yerevan Thermal Power
Plant in exchange for electricity at a ratio of 1 cu m of gas per
3 kilowatt hours (kWh) of power. As per the agreement between the
two countries, Iran can deliver up to 1.1 billion cubic meters (bcm)
of gas to Armenia a year (around 3 million cu m a day). Starting in
2014, it can send Armenia up to 2.3 bcm of gas a year.
As a whole, Armenia imported 2.456 bcm of natural gas last year,
including 1.967 bcm from Russia. It imported 2.069 bcm of gas in 2011
(1.609 bcm from Russia).
The monopoly gas supplier to Armenia is ArmRosGazprom, 80% of which
belongs to Russian gas giant Gazprom (RTS: GAZPEnhanced Coverage
LinkingRTS: GAZP -Search using:Company ProfileNews, Most Recent
60 DaysCompany Dossier), and 20% of which belongs to the Armenian
government.
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