Fuel Sector Status Assessment: Armenia.

摘要

The only significant energy sources now in use in Armenia are oil, gas, nuclear power, and hydroelectric power. Of these, only hydroelectric energy is indigenous. Oil, gas and nuclear fuel for the Armenian nuclear power plant have to be imported. Prospects for the future development of significant indigenous fuel sources in Armenia are not encouraging for oil, gas, coal, nuclear fuel, or renewable forms of energy other than possibly low-grade geothermal energy. The Armenian economy will depend for the foreseeable future on fuel imports. This in itself is not particularly disturbing, as long as efficiency is being restored in the energy markets. The Government of Armenia is committed to resolving current bottlenecks. One area of special interest is the gas industry where the Government has relinquished its sole ownership. Armenia's natural gas operations are now predominantly in foreign hands. This is a development should be monitored closely over the next year or two.