ArmInfo. The Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia has taken the initiative to study the reasonability of the current tariffs for electricity and gas, Minister of Energy Artur Grigoryan told journalists today.
According to him, the research is carried out jointly with the Public Services Regulation Commission (PSRC) and generation facilities. In the process of thorough studies, all aspects, including losses in the fields of electricity and gas, will be considered. The Minister urged not to rush things, and to wait for the results of the work begun, especially since such kinds of issues should be resolved in the legal field. "It is important to realize the existing situation, and what we can achieve. Ultimately, the final decision will be taken by PSRC, we have started work," the Minister said, adding that among the priority areas of research will be the question why Armenia acquires Russian gas at a relatively low price on the border, and resells it on high price. "In this regard, it is important to study the structure of the tariff in order to understand the reasonability of its application," the Minister stressed, adding that work on studying the reasonability of the current tariffs is carried out by Armenia's Prime Minister order.
To recall, on June 15, in an interview with RT, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted that on the border Armenia receives cheap gas from Russia, but from the border to the consumer's house the price of gas is doubled. "We have to discuss this problem to understand it, "the Prime Minister noted.
