YEREVAN - Gas Transport Company Georgia has officially informed CJSC Armrosgazprom about a temporary shutdown in gas supply via pipeline to Armenia from Russia effective 4:00 p.m., June 8, Armrosgazprom said.
The Georgian company plans to implement emergency response and restoration operations at the Kazakh-Saguramo gas pipeline, which has a diameter of 1,000 mm. The company will announce the restart of gas supply at a later date.
Gas supply to Armenian consumers will be implemented, without restrictions, by tapping gas in underground storage.
The sole supplier of gas to Armenia is CJSC Armrosgazprom, in which Russian gas giant OJSC Gazprom owns 80%. The Armenian government owns 20%.
Gas Transport Company Georgia is the operator of trunk gas pipelines in Georgia.
