YEREVAN (Realist English). Gazprom Armenia, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom and the operator of the republic’s gas transmission system, announced a temporary suspension of natural gas supplies to Armenia.
According to an official statement, the suspension will last from September 15 to 25 and is related to a set of planned preventive and repair works on the North Caucasus–Transcaucasia main gas pipeline on the territory of the Russian Federation.
The company emphasized that during this period, uninterrupted and reliable gas supply to consumers in the republic will be carried out without restrictions — through Armenia’s domestic reserves and additional volumes of natural gas supplies from Iran.
Diversification Amid High Dependence
The temporary suspension of the Russian route comes amid intensified discussions in Yerevan about further diversification of gas supplies.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on September 11 that the country intends to seek alternative gas sources regardless of a possible change in the cost of Russian supplies.
“If there is an opportunity to buy gas from a second source or to buy more gas from a second, third, fourth source, we will go down that path,” Pashinyan said. He also noted that the cost of gas in the republic remains high, and Gazprom Armenia makes significant profit on the route from the border to the end consumer.
Among possible directions for diversification, Pashinyan named Iran and Azerbaijan, and also considered the option of laying a gas pipeline through Armenia within the TRIPP project, if this would allow receiving transit payments.
Scale of Dependence on Russian Gas
Despite the declared course toward diversification, Armenia remains critically dependent on Russian supplies. According to FinPort data, in 2025 Russian gas accounted for 82.4% of total supplies to the republic — about 2.23 billion cubic meters. The remaining volume came from Iran.
Gazprom remains the sole supplier of natural gas to Armenia, and the gas transmission network is managed by Gazprom Armenia — a 100% subsidiary of the Russian concern.
Gas from Iran has been supplied to the country since 2009 under a gas-for-electricity swap agreement, which is valid until 2030. Armenia processes the received fuel into electricity and supplies it to Iran at the rate of 3 kWh per 1 cubic meter of gas, while the resulting surplus electricity remains in the republic.
What This Means for Consumers
Gazprom Armenia assured that the suspension of supplies from Russia will not affect end consumers. The republic’s domestic reserves and additional volumes of Iranian gas should fully compensate for the lost volumes during the ten-day period.
Nevertheless, the situation again draws attention to the structural vulnerability of Armenia’s energy sector: a country almost 85% dependent on a single supplier is forced to rely on reserves and limited alternative channels whenever the main route is halted.
