STEPANAKERT ALMOST COMPLETELY SUPPLIED WITH GAS

STEPANAKERT, December 7 (Noyan Tapan). At present the gasification of
NKR capital Stepanakert has almost finished. The Press Service of NKR
government informed NT about this with reference to Maxim Mirzoyan,
Executive Director of Artsakhgas state-owned CJSC. According to the
same source, during 10 months of 2004 the number of subscribers using
natural gas increased by 1428, owing to which 78m drams additionally
entered the state budget compared with the previous year. During this
period about 30% of pipeline network of 25-year-old antiquity was
fundamentally repaired. It was also mentioned that it’s envisaged to
supply all the populated areas of Martuni region with gas in 2005,
mounting will continue in Martakert, Askeran and Shushi regions,
gasification of Hadrut region will also begin.