ArmInfo. In 2018, the GDP of the Republic of Artsakh was 303 billion drams, providing double-digit growth of the economy. This was stated by Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan at the first government meeting this year.According to him, the basis of growth was the increase in value added in such areas as the mining industry, energy, trade and services. In particular, he stressed that energy is the most dynamically developing sector of the Artsakh economy.
The number of small hydropower plants, according to Saakyan, increased by 5 in 2018, making a total of 21 stations, which led to an increase in electricity production by 19%. "This exceeded the level of consumption by 5%, which provided an opportunity to export electricity, the volume of which amounted to 17.2 million kW / h.", He said. In this vein, the head of the republic stressed the importance of ensuring an increase in electricity production in the near future, paying particular attention to protecting the environment. At the same time, Sahakyan informed that work is also being carried out on the implementation of alternative energy sources systems.The GDP per capita in the Republic of Artsakh in 2018 increased by $ 415, reaching $ 4,260. The amount of tax revenues and fines for the reporting period reached 53 billion drams, which is 34.6% more than a year ago.Referring to the preliminary data, the president noted that the growth of industrial production will be registered at the level of 30%. At the same time, he stressed that positive results were also recorded in the field of agriculture. In this regard, Sahakyan noted that the Government of the Republic of Artsakh took a number of measures aimed at the integrated development of crop production, to the development of which the state sent 1 billion drams. This is the introduction of drip irrigation systems, the total area of which amounted to 622.5 hectares, of which 500 hectares fell on gardens and 122.5 hectares on tobacco fields and vegetables.
This all contributed to the development of gardening. In particular, the area for planting pomegranate trees increased by 11% to 1360 hectares. The yield of pomegranates was 2,600 tons, which is 80% more than a year ago. As the president said, this program will be implemented in 2019.