Armenia to become regional electricity hub
22.06.2017,
17:19
After the Iran-Armenia and Armenia-Georgia power transmission lines are put into operation, Armenia will become a regional electricity hub for the three countries, Armenia’s Ministry of Energy Infrastructure and Natural Resources said today in a press release.
YEREVAN, June 22. /ARKA/. After the Iran-Armenia and Armenia-Georgia power transmission lines are put into operation, Armenia will become a regional electricity hub for the three countries, Armenia’s Ministry of Energy Infrastructure and Natural Resources said today in a press release.
It said the power lines are expected to be put into operation at the end of 2019. As part of the construction of the 400-kV Iran-Armenia power line, which has already started, installation of support poles and wire lines as well as construction of a substation will be completed this year and in 2018.
When commissioned the line and the substation will enable to triple electricity swaps between Iran and Armenia, the ministry said.
The construction of the 400 kV electricity transmission lines Armenia-Georgia is to kick off later this year and be completed in 2019. At the moment, a tender is being conducted to select a contractor for the implementation of the project, the results of which will be announced in September.
The energy ministers of Armenia, Russia, Iran and the deputy energy minister of Georgia signed in April, 2016 in Yerevan a "road map" for the construction of about 1,000 MW North-South energy corridor. --0--
It said the power lines are expected to be put into operation at the end of 2019. As part of the construction of the 400-kV Iran-Armenia power line, which has already started, installation of support poles and wire lines as well as construction of a substation will be completed this year and in 2018.
When commissioned the line and the substation will enable to triple electricity swaps between Iran and Armenia, the ministry said.
The construction of the 400 kV electricity transmission lines Armenia-Georgia is to kick off later this year and be completed in 2019. At the moment, a tender is being conducted to select a contractor for the implementation of the project, the results of which will be announced in September.
The energy ministers of Armenia, Russia, Iran and the deputy energy minister of Georgia signed in April, 2016 in Yerevan a "road map" for the construction of about 1,000 MW North-South energy corridor. --0--
