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  • Gazprom Starts Commercial Operation Of 5th Power Unit At Hrazdan TPP

    GAZPROM STARTS COMMERCIAL OPERATION OF FIFTH POWER UNIT AT HRAZDAN TPP IN ARMENIA

    OAO Gazprom, Russia
    Dec 2 2013

    MOSCOW, Russia

    The command to start up the power unit was given by Russian President
    Vladimir Putin and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan via video link
    from Gyumri.

    The fifth power unit at the Hrazdan TPP will make it possible to meet
    the growing power demand in Armenia and neighboring countries.

    Alexey Miller and ArmRosGazprom Director General Vardan Arutyunyan,
    in the presence of both Presidents, signed a contract for Russian
    gas supply to Armenia from 2014 to 2018. According to the document,
    Gazprom will annually provide Armenia with 2.5 billion cubic meters
    of gas and its price will be determined by a price formula linked to
    the pricing mechanism for natural gas in Russia.

    Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Armenian Energy and Natural
    Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan signed an intergovernmental Sales
    and Purchase Agreement for ArmRosgazprom's shares and the company's
    future activities. After the deal is complete, Gazprom's stake in
    ArmRosgazprom will increase from 80 per cent to 100 per cent.

    "Our strategic cooperation with Armenia is a vivid example of how
    it's possible to effectively build up the long-term and mutually
    beneficial partnership. Our direct engagement in the Armenian power
    market, meaning the whole value chain, gives some undoubted advantages
    to the Republic. This includes adequate supplies of natural gas at
    a fair price, investment in modern power generating capacities,
    development of the power generation sector and creation of new
    jobs. I am confident that our successful cooperation will be on a
    strong track," said Alexey Miller.

    Background

    The fifth power generating unit (480 MW) at the Hrazdan TPP is
    equipped with state-of-the-art gas turbines. The fifth power unit
    produced 1.9 billion kW of electricity during its pilot production
    period from January 2012.

    Armenia does not produce natural gas and the country's power generation
    sector is totally reliant on gas imports. Gazprom Export delivers gas
    to the border with Armenia where it is purchased by ArmRosgazprom. In
    2012 Gazprom delivered 1.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas
    to Armenia.

    Incorporated in December 1997, ArmRosgazprom is focused on natural gas
    supplies to the Armenian market. In addition, the company transports,
    stores, distributes and sells natural gas as well as upgrades and
    expands gas transmission and underground gas storage systems in the
    Republic of Armenia.

    In March 2006 Gazprom and the Government of the Republic of Armenia
    signed a 25-year Agreement identifying the strategic principles of
    Gazprom's participation in gas and power projects in the Republic of
    Armenia. The document provides for an increase of Gazprom's ownership
    stake in ArmRosgazprom via an additional share issue. As a result,
    Gazprom acquired an 80 per cent stake in ArmRosgazprom. The funds
    received from the share issue were allocated for purchasing and
    constructing the fifth power unit at the Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant
    as well as gas infrastructure facilities in Armenia.

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