GAS CONSUMERS NUMBER INCREASED BY 22398 IN 2009

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.01.2010 16:00 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ As of January 1, 2010, the number of gas consumers
in Armenia reached 596353, ArmRosGazprom press office said. Thus,
over the year 2009, total number of gas consumers grew by 22398.

In all, 243137 signalling devices and cutoff valves were installed
by ArmRosGazprom in accordance with the governmental decree.

Founded in 1997, ArmRosGazprom, a subsidiary of Gazprom, supplies
gas for the domestic market in Armenia. The company also transports,
stores, processes, distributes, and sells natural gas; and generates
electricity, as well as engages in the reconstruction and expansion
of the gas transportation system and underground storage facilities
system in Armenia. In addition, it manages gas deliveries from the
Russian Federation to Armenia, as well as exports to Turkey.

Currently, the company’s authorized capital totals AMD 316.6 billion.