Electricity generation on the decline in Armenia

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Armenia – Jan 22 2022

A total of 6 billion 848.4 million kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated in Armenia in January-November 2021, down by 2% from the same period of 2020, Armenia's National Statistical Committee revealed.

According to the latest figures, electricity generation at thermal power plants (TPPs) increased by 5.1% to 3 billion kWh in eleven months. In the meantime, power generation at hydropower plants rose by 25.5% to 2,085.4 million kWh in the reporting period.

In January-November 2021, Armenia’s Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) generated 1 billion 679.6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, marking a 31․6% year-on-year decline.

Electricity generation at solar power plants stood at 82.3 million kWh in the first 11 months of last year, securing a 4.2-fold increase from the same period of the previous year.