ARMENIA RESUME SUPPLYING GEORGIA WITH ENERGY
Azg/am
20 Oct 04
It Won’t Be Dark in Javakhk This Winter
Armenian-Russian joined Hayrusgazard Company and Georgian United
Switch Energy Company signed an agreement these days according to
which Armenia will resume supplying Georgia with energy, Ministry of
Energetics of Armenia informed Azg Daily. According to the agreement,
Armenia will provide energy for Georgian Samtskhe-Javakhk and Kvemo
Qartli regions through Ashotsq-Ninotsminda and Lalvar medium-voltage
lines.
The Georgian United Switch Energy Company, which is run by American PA
Consulting Company, informed yesterday that energy supply from Armenia
willcontinue till April 1 of 2005. Georgia is going to pay 13 AMD per
kilowatt-hour. Around 60 megawatt of energy will be exported to
Georgia daily.
The price for consumers is uncertain so far. Georgy Ioseliani, head of
the Samtskhe-Javakhk line of the United Switch Energy, stated later on
that the population will pay 22 AMD per kilowatt-hour. The population
of Akhalkalak and Ninotsminda used to pay 30 AMD last winter.
Nika Gulauri, minister of energetics and fuel of Georgia, said to
Novosti news agency that Telasi Company (belonging to Russian RAO EES)
is also tending to import energy of 100 megawatts per hour from
Armenia. Georgia’s debt from previous energy supplies amounts to $4
million.
By Tatoul Hakobian