Gazprom Armenia to compensate Russian gas price growth by cutting expenses
YEREVAN January 3
The Russian gas price will not grow for Armenian consumers on account of reduction of costs of Gazprom Armenia, the subsidiary of the Russian gas holding dealing with natural gas supplies and sales, press secretary of the Armenia’s Prime Minister Arman Egoyan told TASS on Wednesday.
YEREVAN, January 3. /TASS/. The Russian gas price will not grow for Armenian consumers on account of reduction of costs of Gazprom Armenia, the subsidiary of the Russian gas holding dealing with natural gas supplies and sales, press secretary of the Armenia’s Prime Minister Arman Egoyan told TASS on Wednesday.
The price of Russian gas on the border with Georgia will grow but domestic tariffs will remain the same, Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said earlier.
"There is no talk about the subsidy from the government. The gas price for consumers will remain the same on account of reduction of expenses and performance improvement of Gazprom Armenia," the press secretary said.
The Russian gas price for Armenia was reconsidered from January 1, the Gazprom’s press service said earlier. It will total $165 per 1,000 cubic meters. The earlier price for Armenia was $150 per thousand cubic meters of gas.
