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Alina Hovhannisyan

Electricity generation increased by 16.7% in Armenia in Q1 2022 

Electricity generation increased by 16.7% in Armenia in Q1 2022 

ArmInfo. Electricity generation amounted to 2,465.3 million kWh in Armenia in Q1 2022, with an acceleration of y-o-y growth from 1.4% to 16.7%. At the same time,   in March alone a decline of 1% was recorded - to 786.4 million kWh.  This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical Committee.

According to statistical data, in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021, TPPs  increased electricity generation by 40.4% - to 1,185.8 million kWh,  Armenian NPP - by 9.6% to 924.5 million kWh. At the same time, HPPs  reduced electricity production by 22.5% - to 318.2 million kWh,

Wind farms produced 1 million kWh electricity during the reporting  period, which is 80.1% higher than a year ago. The volume of  production of solar power plants amounted to 35.8 million kWh, with a  2.7-fold increase over the year.