Pressure regulating towers to be installed at filling stations
Starting April 1, pressure regulating towers were to be installed in filling stations in Armenia. The towers are designed to control and measure the actual volume, pressure, temperature and density of gas and calculate its cost.
"The government's decision to install towers at filling stations derives from the interests of our public. The towers will allow reducing the number of accidents and casualitities resulted by the unjustified increase in gas pressure," Gagik Kocharyan, head of the Trade and Market Efficiency Department at the Armenian Ministry of Economy, said in a written reply to A1+.
The decision, adopted on December 30, 2010, entered into force on April 1, 2011.
We need at least $ 30 000 to install a tower. To tell the truth, no one came to the filling station to conduct check-ups. It seems that the government has extended the deadline for installation," said the director of one of the filling stations in Yerevan.
The Ministry of Economy assured us that most filling stations already have gas towers. The State Inspectorate on Market and Consumer Interests Protection is entrusted to supervise the installation process. The latter has postponed check-ups since the installation of towers requires great efforts and expenses.
