Karen Karapetyan discussed the implementation of the programs of the Ministry of Energy

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Karen  Karapetyan discussed the implementation of the programs of the  Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia  in 2017, having familiarized himself with the plans of the structure  for 2018.

As the press service of the RA government reports, Minister Ashot  Manukyan reported to the Prime Minister on the methods of realizing  the agency's goals to increase the volume of alternative, renewable  energy to at least 50% in 2017, to reduce by 20% the volume of gas  consumed by gas stations for gas production, by 10% of the share of  nuclear energy.

Karapetyan attached importance to the continued growth of energy  flows and the formation of a regional energy hub. "In reality, we  have good chances in the region, and if we are flexible, the region  with all its complexities is of great interest, especially with the  bordering Iran, Iraq, Turkmenistan." Until 2020, one or two large  regional players should represent us on this site, "the prime  minister said.