21/11/2018 11:45
New energy market model to allow import of cheaper electricity: Acting Minister
The acting energy market model to be improved as a result of legislative changes ensuring passage to freer model, Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources Acting Minister Garegin Baghramyan told the reporters today.
“By 2020-21 we will pass to the new model. The new market model intends setting responsibility mechanisms in producer-supplier-consumer chain,” Baghramyan said.
The minister stressed that in today's model any diversion in supply and demand in causes assembling in distribution networks while in the new model each circle will be responsible for its issues.
“Besides, the new market model will allow import of cheaper electricity or reduction of tariffs or restriction of the existing tariff,” the acting minister said.