ArmInfo. In Jan-Nov 2016, electric power generation in Armenia dropped by 6.4% versus the same period of 2015, and totaled 6614.6 million kWh. In November alone, the electric power output grew by 4.7% to 623.2 mln kWh.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia in Jan-Nov 2016, the thermal power plants decreased electric power output by 10.9% y- o-y to 2231.3 mln kWh. The hydropower plants increased generation by 6% to 2175.6 million kWh. The electricity generated by the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant made up 2206.2 million kWh (down 11.9% versus Jan-Oct 2015). Over the period under review, 65.2 thsd GJ of thermal power was generated (52.3% y-o-y decline). Other sources generated 1.5 mln kWh of electric power (down 51.6% versus Jan-Nov 2015).
To note, in 2015 electric power generation in Armenia grew only by 0.6% and totaled 7798.2 mln kWh and in December alone - by 9%. In 2015 thermal power plants decreased the output by 14.8%, while the hydropower plants increased the electricity output by 10.7%. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant increased the output by 13.1%. Thermal power generation grew by 10.4%.
