ARMENIA TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE 2,5 BLN CUB M OF NATURAL GAS FROM IRAN STARTED NOVEMBER 2008
ArmInfo
2008-09-10 13:54:00
ArmInfo. Armenia will be able to receive to 2,5 bln cub m of natural
gas from Iran started November, 2008, RA Minister of Energy and
Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan told journalists today.
He said that it will become possible due to increase of the flow
capacity of Iran-Armenia gas pipeline at Kajaran-Yerevan section. The
minister also said that construction at this section of the gas
pipeline has been mainly completed and the pipeline’s testing will
shortly begin. A. Movsisyan added that the Iranian gas will be used
by Armenia in case of necessity which may occur under circumstances
of insuperable force when supplies of the Russian gas to Armenia will
be reduced or stopped for any reasons. He recalled that Iran-Armenia
gas pipeline was built as an alternative to the northern main gas
pipeline through which Armenia receives gas from Russia through
Georgia’s territory. To note, under the agreement, Iran will supply
1,1 bln cub m of gas to Armenia started 2009, and started 2019 – to
2,3 bln cub m of gas per year. Armenia will pay for gas by electric
energy based on 3 kWh per 1 cub m. The gas excesses may be used for
Armenia’s auxiliaries.