Armenia – Last week, Electricity Networks of Armenia, the company that owns and manages Armenia’s electricity grid, raised electricity prices for households by 17-22 percent. Already suffering severe economic hardships the tariff rise, which is expected to take effect August 1st, has sparked days of protest.
The protest has been organised through social media by a non-partisan group called “No to Robbery.” “We are masters of our country, we will not allow electricity price hikes, we will not let our people be robbed,” the group said on Facebook.