Armenia cannot allow integration of countless capacities into electric system - minister
05.05.2020,
10:39
Armenia cannot allow integration of countless capacities into the electric system, Armenian Economy Minister Tigran Khachatryan said Monday at an online press conference.
YEREVAN, May 5. /ARKA/. Armenia cannot allow integration of countless capacities into the electric system, Armenian Economy Minister Tigran Khachatryan said Monday at an online press conference.
“One of the reasons for the discontent of entrepreneurs is limited volumes (of electricity). That is, any entrepreneur who wants cannot build a solar station, connect to the system and offer his services,” he said.
According to the minister, when the power plant is being built, the government assumes the obligation to purchase the generated electricity at a certain price, and Armenia’s residents pay for it.
"We have certain energy capacities - nuclear power plants, hydroelectric power stations, thermal power plants - and there is a certain level of consumption, so the limitations are logical. We cannot allow countless capacities to be integrated into the system," Khachatryan said.
Based on this, he noted that tenders are held for generation of certain volumes of electricity and the winners who proposed the most competitive offers become participants in the production process.
At the same time, the minister said that renewable energy has no alternative and noted that in addition to solar energy, there are also wind and hydroelectric power plants in this area, which, as far as their potential allows, should occupy their niche in the country's energy system. --0--
“One of the reasons for the discontent of entrepreneurs is limited volumes (of electricity). That is, any entrepreneur who wants cannot build a solar station, connect to the system and offer his services,” he said.
According to the minister, when the power plant is being built, the government assumes the obligation to purchase the generated electricity at a certain price, and Armenia’s residents pay for it.
"We have certain energy capacities - nuclear power plants, hydroelectric power stations, thermal power plants - and there is a certain level of consumption, so the limitations are logical. We cannot allow countless capacities to be integrated into the system," Khachatryan said.
Based on this, he noted that tenders are held for generation of certain volumes of electricity and the winners who proposed the most competitive offers become participants in the production process.
At the same time, the minister said that renewable energy has no alternative and noted that in addition to solar energy, there are also wind and hydroelectric power plants in this area, which, as far as their potential allows, should occupy their niche in the country's energy system. --0--
