Russian natural gas deliveries to Armenia to grow to 2.1 billion cubic meters
25.10.2017,
15:25
Russian natural gas deliveries to Armenia are expected to grow to 2.1 billion cubic meters by the yearend, Gazprom chief Alexei Miller told journalists in Yerevan on Tuesday.
YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. Russian natural gas deliveries to Armenia are expected to grow to 2.1 billion cubic meters by the yearend, Gazprom chief Alexei Miller told journalists in Yerevan on Tuesday. He said deliveries in the first nine months of 2017 grew by more than 200 million cubic when compared to the same time span of 2016.
"This is an indication that the Armenian economy is advancing since the growth in gas consumption always means an economic growth. We are sure that the volumes of deliveries will grow from year to year," Miller said.
Miller said Gazprom Armenia will continue implementing social responsibility projects in Armenia. It is already building a school in Yerevan together with a swimming pool and an ice rink. The school is scheduled to open on September 1, 2018.
Earlier that day Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who arrived in Yerevan to attend a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, said that Russia will not rise the price of natural gas shipped to Armenia.
In early April 2016, Armenia and Russia signed an intergovernmental agreement, according to which Russia reduced the price of natural gas supplied to Armenia (at the border) from $165 to $150 per thousand cubic meters.
Gazprom Armenia, the national gas distributing company, which is a 100% subsidiary of Gazprom, sells the gas to households at over $300 per one thousand cubic meters. Russia is the main supplier of natural gas to Armenia, delivered by transit through the territory of Georgia. -0-
"This is an indication that the Armenian economy is advancing since the growth in gas consumption always means an economic growth. We are sure that the volumes of deliveries will grow from year to year," Miller said.
Miller said Gazprom Armenia will continue implementing social responsibility projects in Armenia. It is already building a school in Yerevan together with a swimming pool and an ice rink. The school is scheduled to open on September 1, 2018.
Earlier that day Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who arrived in Yerevan to attend a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, said that Russia will not rise the price of natural gas shipped to Armenia.
In early April 2016, Armenia and Russia signed an intergovernmental agreement, according to which Russia reduced the price of natural gas supplied to Armenia (at the border) from $165 to $150 per thousand cubic meters.
Gazprom Armenia, the national gas distributing company, which is a 100% subsidiary of Gazprom, sells the gas to households at over $300 per one thousand cubic meters. Russia is the main supplier of natural gas to Armenia, delivered by transit through the territory of Georgia. -0-
