In Order that Energetic System Works with Great Profit

December 17, 2008

NKR Government Information and
Public Relations Department

Today, the NKR Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan has conducted a
conference with participation of the executives of the Republic’s
energetic system. During the conference the results of 2008 were
summarized and the tasks for 2009 were outlined. The data of this year
were presented by Valeri Balayan, the Head of the Department of
Industrial Infrastructures adjunct to the NKR Government. He
particularly noted that in 2008 more than 350 mln drams investments
were made in the energetic system, while according to the affirmed
programme, this index should have formed 850 mln drams. The investment
underfulfillment was justified by the technical unavailability of the
system. However, according to other indices some changes for the better
were recorded. It was underlined that in 2008 the technical damages in
the energetic system of the Republic decreased by 9.6 percent in
comparison with the previous year and the total index of the year will
form 15.7 percent. It was noted for comparison that in 2006 the
energetic losses formed 24.9 percent. According to Valeri Balayan’s
assurance the experience of the past few days (when gas supply was
considerably reduced in the Republic) showed that the energetic system
today is more secure and is ready to operate regularly under more
overladen conditions. According to the Chief Executive of the sphere
some technical and organizational improvements should be introduced in
the electricity system of the Republic reducing the commercial losses
to 1-2 percent and the technical ones to 14 percent.

Appraising the achievements of the year in the energetic sphere at
their true worth the NKR Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan simultaneously
expressed his dissatisfaction with the insufficient work of separate
regional branches. He addressed his remarks mainly to the regional
electro-distributive systems of Martakert, Askeran and Hadrout
demanding to take necessary steps to improve the situation. The Head of
the Government emphasized that it is necessary to have such an
energetic system, which will not be a burden for the state, moreover,
will work with great profit and will safely secure the economic
development of the Republic.

Congratulating the power engineering specialists in connection with the
forthcoming professional holiday the NKR Prime Minister charged the
executives of the sphere with the tasks to considerably reduce the
losses in the electro-distributive systems, to apply relevant punitive
measures and to present organizational proposals. The Prime Minister
demanded as well to form and to present the activity programme of the
system for 2009 with detailed estimate and development tendencies.