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IRANIAN GAS IS CHEAPER BY 23 AMD
Ten more days and Armenian consumers will have to pay for the Russian
gas at higher price.
Though the society has reconciled with Russian regular initiatives
to increase the gas price, it didn't stop seeking cheaper gas.
The reason is the fact that Russia is not the only country importing
gas to Armenia. The entry of the Iranian gas to Armenia was justified
years ago by the necessity to have an alternative source. But it
never became such.
More, Armenian consumers have never been told the price of the
Iranian gas, but we can only guess it from the incoherent statements
of officials.
Minister of energy and natural resources Armen Movsisyan stated that
the Iranian gas is more expensive than the Russian, while the Iranian
ambassador affirmed the opposite. There is on index in this chaos of
contradictory statements: Armenia exports to Iran 3 kWh electricity
in exchange of 1 cubic meter of gas.
Since the retail price of one kWh of electricity is 29 AMD, Armenia
comes out to pay 87 AMD for 1 cubic meter of Iranian gas, while Russia
sells one cubic meter of gas at 110 AMD. The Iranian gas turns out
to be cheaper by more than 20 AMD.
Nelli Danielyan, Pastinfo 13:45 28/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30310
Ten more days and Armenian consumers will have to pay for the Russian
gas at higher price.
Though the society has reconciled with Russian regular initiatives
to increase the gas price, it didn't stop seeking cheaper gas.
The reason is the fact that Russia is not the only country importing
gas to Armenia. The entry of the Iranian gas to Armenia was justified
years ago by the necessity to have an alternative source. But it
never became such.
More, Armenian consumers have never been told the price of the
Iranian gas, but we can only guess it from the incoherent statements
of officials.
Minister of energy and natural resources Armen Movsisyan stated that
the Iranian gas is more expensive than the Russian, while the Iranian
ambassador affirmed the opposite. There is on index in this chaos of
contradictory statements: Armenia exports to Iran 3 kWh electricity
in exchange of 1 cubic meter of gas.
Since the retail price of one kWh of electricity is 29 AMD, Armenia
comes out to pay 87 AMD for 1 cubic meter of Iranian gas, while Russia
sells one cubic meter of gas at 110 AMD. The Iranian gas turns out
to be cheaper by more than 20 AMD.
Nelli Danielyan, Pastinfo 13:45 28/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30310