Electricity generation in Armenia decreased by 2.7% in 6 months
YEREVAN, August 8. /ARKA/. Over 4.2 billion kWh of electricity were generated in Armenia in the first six months of 2023, which is 2.7% less than in the same period of 2022, according to the National Statistical Committee.
It said thermal power plants accounted for 49.1% of the production generating about 1.9 billion kWh, a decline of 6.8% yoy.
The share of HPPs, which produced 915.8 mln kWh, declined by 18.5% to 23.4% of the total, and the share of Armenian nuclear power plant which produced about 1.3 bln kWh, grew by 12.9% to 22.6%.
Solar power plants, which accounted for 4.9% of the total, produced 181.4 million kWh of electricity during the reporting period, up 79.9%, and wind farms produced 1.2 million kWh (up 4.1%). -0-