Pipeline Damage in Georgia Halts Russian Gas Supply to Armenia

Transit of the Russian gas to Armenia has been suspended after the pipeline was damaged in southern Georgia, the Energy Ministry said on January 9.

“Gas pipeline has been damaged; gas leak is significant so this morning we fully suspended gas transit to Armenia,” Alexandre Khetaguri, the Georgian Energy Minister, said on January 9. “Repair works are now ongoing and according to the preliminary estimations the repair works will take five days.”

He also said that both the Russian and Armenian sides had been notified about the matter.

As a transit fee Georgia receives 10% of total amount of gas transited by Russia to Armenia via Georgia.

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