YEREVAN. – Electricity tariffs in Armenia will rise in three months, chairman of the Union of Consumers of Armenia Armen Poghosyan said during a media conference.

Asked about basis for his claims, Poghosyan said evasively: “If you address the commission regulating public services, they will mislead you, and you will never see the correct figure. We need to send a request to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and the head of the Commission Robert Nazaryan. They are confirming the electricity rates.

The new electricity rate which was approved on June 24 by the Commissi, entered into force on 1 August 2016. Thus, the daily rate for electricity for the population (from 07:00 to 23:00) decreased from 48.78 to 46.2 AMD (5.3%), and at night - from 38.78 to 36.2 drama AMD (6.7%) for 1 kW / h.