ArmInfo.In Armenia, in January-May 2021, electricity generation amounted to 3310.3 million kWh, with a slowdown in y-o-y growth from 8.3% to 2%. And over the month alone, it slightly slowed down the decline from April 13% to May 12.9%, amounting to 557.3 million kWh. This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical Committee. According to statistics, in January-May 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, electricity generation
by TPPs was reduced by 0.7% to 1064.6 million kWh, and the Armenian NPP - by 5.9% to 1237.6 million kWh. At the same time, an increase in electricity generation was recorded by hydroelectric power plants - by 14.8% to 976.6 million kWh
During the reporting period, 11.3 thousand gigajoules of thermal energy were produced, with a y-o-y decline of 38.6%.
During the reporting period, wind farms produced 0.7 million kWh electricity, which is 46.2% less than a year ago. The volume of production of solar power plants amounted to 30.8 million kWh, which is 4.5-fold more than a year ago.
