Epress.am News from Armenia
The Armenian government decided to create a commission to check the caloric value of the gas consumed in the country. RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan at a cabinet meeting today asked Public Services Regulatory Commission Chair Robert Nazaryan to explain how to increase the public's trust.
According to Sargsyan, experts have provided many explanations, but there are still doubts as to whether the caloric value corresponds to the standard of 7,900 kcal.
Nazaryan acknowledged the recent complaints about the caloric value of gas. "So that we can be convincing, it would be good to establish a working group, coordinated by the Ministry of Economy, which would include experts also from the National Academy of Sciences," he said, stressing that critics have expressed the view that nitrogen is extracted from the gas, resulting in an increase in the gas volume.
The prime minister, in turn, said, according to expert conclusions, it's impossible to artificially change the caloric value.
As a result of the discussions, Tigran Sargsyan instructed Minister and Chief of Government Staff Vache Gabrielyan to prepare a decision to establish a commission headed by the Ministry of Economy.
"Try to make it so that al interested parties submit applications and participate in the work of this commission," said the prime minister.