2 Electricity Systems and Transitions Armenia Current Energy Mix and Renewable Energy Potential Armenia’s overall energy mix exhibits a high share of im­ported fossil fuels, uranium imports, and local renewable energy generation. Fossil fuels account for over 70% of the primary energy supply, and about 37% of electricity generation. In 2024, the country imported 2.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas, of which 83% came from Russia, and 17% from Iran. 2 Only a small portion of the primary energy supply comes from local energy production pro­vided by renewable sources, and mainly serves electricity generation. In terms of consumption of energy, the resi­dential and transportation sectors are the two largest ones, each accounting for approximately a third of ener­gy consumption. Armenia’s present electricity generation mix comes from a combination of gas-powered plants, nuclear power, and renewables(hydropower and solar) in roughly equal pro­portions. The system has an installed capacity(including dispatchable capacity) much higher than the current peak demand of approximately 1,300 MW, although a signifi ­cant part of the capacity is unavailable due to ageing in­frastructure. The two reactors at the Metsamor nuclear power plant, constructed in 1976 and 1980, were shut down in January 1989, with only one reactor then being 2  psrc.am 4 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.