Republican Party faction's three-hour-long private meeting on energy rates was accompanied by mutual accusations, shouts and debates. Heads of relevant bodies participated in the hot discussions.
ArmInfo's source in RPA informs that heads of Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of Armenia Robert Nazaryan and "Electric Networks of Armenia" CJSC Yevgeni Bibin respectively got engaged in thrived arguments.
Republican deputies and heads of competent authorities blamed Bibin and the ENA for unreasonable expenses. However, Bibin was not even trying to remain silent or feign any excuse. Quite the opposite, he was rather determined and made it clear that part of the so-called "unreasonable expenses" was fobbed off on ENA. Those who are now blaming the company for these expenses are well aware of the situation and have something to do with it. He has made it clear he is not going to take full responsibility for the current situation. He can shed some light on the source of these "unreasonable expenses" if required. ArmInfo's source informs that neither the deputies nor the officials liked that statement. They did hope to throw the ENA under the bus.
Reps of the governing Party decided to hold the June 12 discussions behind closed doors given that the situation might get out of hand and the society can find out a different side of the reality. "The decision is still to be taken, yet everything is heading in that direction", said our source.
He has also added that the PSRC will only uphold the ENA's claim in part - the energy rate will by increased by 7 AMD instead of 17. This means that daytime energy will cost 50 AMD versus the current 41.85 AMD.