Reconstruction of Yerevan thermal power plant allowed to save $10 million
29.11.2016,
19:15
The reconstruction of the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant allowed to save $10 million, minister of energy infrastructure and natural resources Ashot Manukyan said today at a meeting with the prime minister.
YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. The reconstruction of the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant allowed to save $10 million, minister of energy infrastructure and natural resources Ashot Manukyan said today at a meeting with the prime minister.
The minister said that the reconstruction has increased the capacity of the station by 7 MW, reduced gas consumption and due to the use of new technologies increased the turnaround time from 4 to 6 years.
The Yerevan Combined-Cycle Thermal Power Plant, located 10km south from Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, was inaugurated in April 2010. The plant was constructed in the existing facility of an obsolete plant.
The upgraded thermal power plant has an installed capacity of 242MW and produces a quarter of the country's electricity production. The project, estimated to cost $247m, was financed by the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) in 2007.
According to Manukyan, the ministry has approved the dates for conducting tenders for the construction of the Armenia-Georgia power transmission line, expected to begin in 2017. He added that construction of another transmission line between Armenia and Iran resumed in September. He added that construction of both power transmission lines will be completed in 2019.
The construction of 400-kilovolt transmission line Iran-Armenia and Armenia-Georgia will enhance the link between the energy systems of the countries. The ministry reminded that power grids of Iran and Armenia operate in synchronized manner. The same is true about Georgia and Russia.
After commissioning the new transmission lines the power grids of all 4 countries will be able to work in synchronous mode with power flows capacity of up to 1200 MW. -0--
The minister said that the reconstruction has increased the capacity of the station by 7 MW, reduced gas consumption and due to the use of new technologies increased the turnaround time from 4 to 6 years.
The Yerevan Combined-Cycle Thermal Power Plant, located 10km south from Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, was inaugurated in April 2010. The plant was constructed in the existing facility of an obsolete plant.
The upgraded thermal power plant has an installed capacity of 242MW and produces a quarter of the country's electricity production. The project, estimated to cost $247m, was financed by the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) in 2007.
According to Manukyan, the ministry has approved the dates for conducting tenders for the construction of the Armenia-Georgia power transmission line, expected to begin in 2017. He added that construction of another transmission line between Armenia and Iran resumed in September. He added that construction of both power transmission lines will be completed in 2019.
The construction of 400-kilovolt transmission line Iran-Armenia and Armenia-Georgia will enhance the link between the energy systems of the countries. The ministry reminded that power grids of Iran and Armenia operate in synchronized manner. The same is true about Georgia and Russia.
After commissioning the new transmission lines the power grids of all 4 countries will be able to work in synchronous mode with power flows capacity of up to 1200 MW. -0--
