Interfax, Russia
Oct 30 2009

Armenia cuts electricity output 13% in 9M

YEREVAN Oct 30

Armenia reduced electrical power generation 12.6% year-on-year in
January-September to 4.152 billion kilowatt-hours, the National
Statistics Service said.

Coal-and gas-fired power plants reduced output 47.9% to 644.7 million
kWh, hydro-plants increased it 5.1% to 1.523 billion kWh and the
country’s nuclear plant reduced it 4.1% to 1.981 billion kWh.

Wind farms boosted output 2.9-fold year-on-year to 2.9 million kWh.

Armenia generated 553,400 Gcal of heat, down 54.9% year-on-year.