The natural gas supplies to Armenia decreased by 19.7% in January-June 2010 as compared with the same period of 2009, amounting to 739.3mln cubic meters.
The volume of gas sales totaled 749.5mln cubic meters in January-June 2010 that is 13.6% lower as compared with the same period of last year, the press office of ArmRosgazprom CJSC reported.
Meanwhile, the volume of natural gas consumption by Armenia’s population totaled 286.8mln cubic meters that is 16.8% lower as compared with last year. 34.5% drop was recorded in gas consumption by the energy sector, bringing it to 103.1mln cubic meters.
Besides, 12.2% decrease was recorded in gas consumption in other fields, amounting to141.8mln cubic meters.
However, the volume of gas consumption by industrial enterprises totaled 123.4mln cubic meters during the reporting period that is 5.7% higher as compared with last year.
