Armenians Paid 40% More for Electricity in 2014 Than Last Year: Paper

In January 2014, Armenia's population consumed 359 million killowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, which exceeds the figure for last year only by 10%, reports local daily Haykakan Zhamanak, citing data received from the Electric Networks of Armenia.

The newspaper reports, however, that the population paid 13 billion AMD (about $31,542,700 USD) for electricity consumption, which is 40% higher than in January 2013. Each family paid on average 5,000 AMD (about $12) more for electricity this January compared to last January.

Compared with January 2010, Armenians paid twice as much for electricity this year.