ArmInfo. In Jan-July 2016, electric power generation in Armenia dropped by 5.5% versus the same period of 2015, and totaled 4166.1 million kWh, the National Statistical Service of Armenia reports. In July alone, the electric power output grew by 5.5% to 560 mln kWh.
In Jan-July 2016, the thermal power plants decreased electric power output by 28% to 890.3 mln kWh. The hydropower plants increased generation by 5.9% to 1483.1 million kWh. The electricity generated by the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant made up 1791.8 million kWh (up 1.4 versus Jan-July 2015). Over the period under review, 51.3 thsd GJ of thermal power was generated (27.8% y-o-y decline). Other sources generated 0.9mln kWh of electric power (down 59.1% versus Jan-July 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%.
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