Energy prices the highest in Armenia among CIS countries
On June 17, the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) is expected to announce about another illegal increase in electricity tariffs by 6,93 drams. As a result, 1kWt/h will cost from 33.28 to 48.78 AMD (depending on the time and voltage) for legal entities, and for private consumers - 38.78 AMD at night and 48,78 AMD during the day. “In this regard, Karen Vardanyan, an expert from the Union of Informed Citizens NGO, has analyzed and presented in a comparative table current electricity tariffs in 15 former Soviet republics. It shows that electricity rates in Armenia are the highest not only in the Eurasian Economic Union, but also among all CIS countries. Energy prices are comparatively higher in Lithuania and Latvia among the former Soviet countries as compared with Armenia. Meanwhile, in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Georgia, Azerbaijan energy prices are much lower than in Armenia.The rate is approximately the same in Moldova. We leave it to readers to draw the appropriate conclusions from the aforesaid,” the Union of Informed Citizens NGO said.
