Armenian minister dismisses gas price fears, says supply remains stable

Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, David Khudatyan, has dismissed circulating public speculation over a potential rise in gas prices, saying the country has received no official signals suggesting any change.

Khudatyan said cooperation with partners linked to Gazprom in Armenia was “going well”, adding that gas supplies had remained stable over the past year despite seasonal weather fluctuations, Caliber.Az reports via Armenian media.

“Our work with Gazprom partners in Armenia is progressing quite well. In terms of current operations, we had stable gas supplies over the past year despite weather variations,” he said.

He also pointed to ongoing investment programmes with the Russian energy group, adding: “I do not see any problematic issues in our cooperation.”

Addressing questions on whether Armenia has alternative energy sources that could offset any future increase in gas prices, Khudatyan stressed the importance of energy self-sufficiency.

“Regardless of fluctuations in energy prices, any country should aim to ensure its own energy resources. In our case, this primarily concerns solar power plants,” he said.

According to the minister, Armenia produced around 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year, of which more than 1.6 billion kilowatt-hours came from solar generation.