In the first semester of 2017, 184.9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity was produced in Artsakh, growing by 9.87% to compare with the same period of 2016. Within the same period, 166.8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity was consumed in the country, which shows 13.47% rise compared to the previous year, the press service of Artsakh Ministry of Economy told Panorama.am.

As the source informs, today 16 hydroelectric power plants (HPP) operate in the country, namely Sarsang Hydro Power Plant with capacity of 50 megawatts and 15 other small HPPs with a total capacity of 52 megawatts. Two small HPPs – Jermajur (6 MW) and Viking (1.8 MW) – were put into operation 2017, with the construction of 9 more HPPs underway in the republic.