ArmInfo. On November 27, the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of Armenia set tariffs for drinking water supply, sanitation and wastewater treatment services for 2025 at its meeting.
According to the decision, the price of Veolia Jur CJSC's drinking water supply and sanitation (wastewater treatment) services in 2025 for socially vulnerable groups of the population will remain unchanged - 180 drams, and for other subscribers it will be 200.42 drams.
It is noted that as a result of the monitoring conducted by the commission, an additional volume of 438,387 cubic meters was calculated, which had a positive effect on the tariff - by about 0.4 drams per cubic meter.
The change in retail water supply volumes also had a positive effect. The department recalled that over the past two years, the RA government, through a corresponding subsidy, has neutralized the increase in tariffs in the amount of approximately 6 drams for subscribers of retail services for drinking water supply and water disposal (wastewater treatment).
From January 1, 2017, the new single water operator - the French company "Veolia Djur" - a subsidiary of the French Veolia Enviroment SA took over the management of the property of five existing operators for a period of 15 years: "Yerevan - Djur", "Armvodokanal", "Shirak Vodokanal", "Lori Vodokanal" and "Nor Akunk". At the same time, from January 1, 2017, a single tariff for water was established in the republic, and for residents of Yerevan it was increased from 170.256 drams per 1 cubic meter of water to 180 drams, including VAT.
The participants in the process hastened to assure the citizens of the Republic of Armenia that this increase is in their interests, since the funds will be used to improve the system and expand the service network. After the announcement of the tender results, the company presented the base tariffs for 15 years, which are adjusted based on 3 factors - depending on the electricity tariff, the inflation rate, and the volume of retail supplies in the water supply sector. From January 1, 2023, the water tariff for socially vulnerable categories of consumers remained at 180 drams per 1 cubic meter, and for everyone else, the tariff increased by about 8 drams per 1 cubic meter - from 200.47 drams to 208.419 drams per cubic meter (including VAT). The Armenian authorities compensated for the increase in water tariffs in 2023 and 2024 at the expense of the state treasury.
