THREE MORE VILLAGES IN TAVUSH CONNECTED TO GAS NETWORK

Armenpress

IJEVAN, JULY 12, ARMENPRESS: Three more villages in the province of
Tavush that has an extensive border with Azerbaijan were connected
to central gas network this week.

Khachik Baghdasarian, the head of the provincial office of HayRusGazArd
joint Russian-Armenian venture, the sole exporter of Russian gas to
Armenia, said under the Soviets the region boasted one of the highest
rates of enterprises and households connected to the gas network.

Now 33 of the overall 62 communities in the province have natural
gas. Three more rural communities are expected to get connected before
the end of this year. Baghdasarian said HayRusGazArd plans to invest
in the province this year 120 million drams.