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WHY IS ARMENIA NOT IMPORTING LARGE-VOLUME NATURAL GAS FROM IRAN? - ENERGY MINISTER EXPLAINS
June 05, 2013 | 12:07
YEREVAN. - According to the agreement between Armenia and Iran,
Armenia will import an annual amount of 1.1 billion cubic meters of
natural gas from Iran, but, in actual fact, it imports three times
less than this amount.
Opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party National Assembly (NA) Faction
member Artsvik Minasyan noted the abovementioned at NA on Wednesday,
posing a question to Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen
Movsisyan.
The minister responded that, in return for the gas, Armenia is
obligated to provide electricity to Iran. But Armenia's present-day
capacity makes it impossible to supply electricity with that amount
and without damaging the system.
Specifically, the new Armenia-Iran high-voltage electricity
transmission line is not ready. In addition, as per Movsisyan, it is
not ready because of Iran. The minister said this transmission line
will be ready toward the middle of next year. As a result, it will
be possible to import an annual amount of around one-billion cubic
meters of gas from Iran, and to export 3-3.5 billion kilowatts of
electricity to Iran.
http://news.am/eng/news/156679.html
June 05, 2013 | 12:07
YEREVAN. - According to the agreement between Armenia and Iran,
Armenia will import an annual amount of 1.1 billion cubic meters of
natural gas from Iran, but, in actual fact, it imports three times
less than this amount.
Opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party National Assembly (NA) Faction
member Artsvik Minasyan noted the abovementioned at NA on Wednesday,
posing a question to Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen
Movsisyan.
The minister responded that, in return for the gas, Armenia is
obligated to provide electricity to Iran. But Armenia's present-day
capacity makes it impossible to supply electricity with that amount
and without damaging the system.
Specifically, the new Armenia-Iran high-voltage electricity
transmission line is not ready. In addition, as per Movsisyan, it is
not ready because of Iran. The minister said this transmission line
will be ready toward the middle of next year. As a result, it will
be possible to import an annual amount of around one-billion cubic
meters of gas from Iran, and to export 3-3.5 billion kilowatts of
electricity to Iran.
http://news.am/eng/news/156679.html