Artak Manukyan, Economist and Procurement Expert of Transparency International Anticorruption Center (TIAC) who scrutinized the bid of Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) CJSC made several disclosures and found that the expenses of ENA are groundless and inflated. In his talk to Aravot he made some quotations from ENA’s bid, including expenses for car rental, and concluded that ENA wasted money on it, by the same amount it could have bought some cars in a certain time instead of car rental. As for car washing expenses, should they have determination in ENA, they could have their cars washed for far cheaper cost. Besides, the numbers are rounded, which in the international practice of procurement speak of corruption risks. Artak Manukyan brings examples to prove that ENA does not even attempt to work effectively and has no motivation to work effectively.

It should be reminded that water scarcity was illustrates as an objective reason by the sector’s officials. In this respect Artak Manukyan raised a question: “There is an average norm for the amount of precipitation, let us suppose the amount of precipitation was 2 cm less in tariff year in Armenia. If according to the data of statistical service the amount of precipitation was 2 cm, does it mean that 2 cm decrease and 18 % increase in dollar affect 40% rise of electricity tariffs? Let them say how much dollar-dram exchange rate affect general tariff. If the effect of those two factors on rise of tariffs is not by 17 AMD, let them substantiate how much those two factors (water scarcity and dollar appreciation) affected the tariffs. If they reference the factor of dollar, it should be recognized that the main expenses of ENA were made by dram.”