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IAEA ready to provide comprehensive assistance to Armenia
... Armenia would be consistent. He was quoted as saying that IAEA will make every effort to ensure the safe operation of nuclear power plants in those countries where they operate. The minister, in turn, noted that Armenia, as a country with a nuclear power plant, considers cooperation with the IAEA important. He expressed satisfaction with the assistance provided by the agency to Armenia. Accompanied by Papikyan, Feruta visited the Armenian pavilion that opened on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the IAEA Also during the session, the minister met with the Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ...
09/18/2019Armenia asks IAEA to help raise safety level of Metsamor nuclear power plant
... Carlos Lentijo discussed in Vienna, Austria, prospects for expanding IAEA's technical assistance to the Armenian NPP. Minister Papikyan is in Vienna attending the 63rd session of the IAEA General Conference, slated for September 21-25. "The ongoing and planned programs aimed at improving the safety and the level of physical protection of the Armenian nuclear power plant were discussed," the press service of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure reported. The two ...
09/22/2020Armenia committed to peaceful use of nuclear energy
... Administration and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan said in his speech at the 63rd International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) session in Vienna. Papikyan also stressed the importance of further expansion and deepening of cooperation between Armenia and the IAEA, according to a ministry's press release. Papikyan said as a country with an operating nuclear power plant, Armenia has hosen a transparent and open policy for the safe and peaceful use of nuclear energy and will continue to take and strengthen measures to increase the level of nuclear and radiation safety. He noted that Armenia highly appreciates the ...
09/17/2019Armenia negotiating construction of new nuclear power plant with Russia, minister says
The government of Armenia is seeking to build a new nuclear power plant to replace the currently operating Soviet-built facility in Metsamor, 30 km west of the capital Yerevan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan told the lawmakers today. YEREVAN, April 15. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia is seeking to build a new nuclear power plant to replace the currently operating Soviet-built facility in Metsamor, 30 km west of the capital Yerevan, Minister of ...
04/15/2021Prospects for extension of nuclear power plant's life after 2026 considered in Armenia
... new strategy of development of energy in Armenia for a period until 2040 implies the extension of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant's life after 2026, Nune Alekyan, interim chief of the territorial administration and infrastructures ministry's atomic energy ... ... study of seismic safety and environmental impact. Earlier, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Suren Papikyan said that the Armenian the nuclear power plant has every opportunity to extend its work after 2026 with appropriate modernization....
02/28/2020Former chief of National Security Service appointed as executive director of Armenian nuclear power plant
Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan introduced today the newly appointed Executive Director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant Eduard Martirosyan to the facility's staff. YEREVAN, August 12. /ARKA/. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan introduced today the newly appointed Executive Director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant ...
08/12/2020Armenian NPP should remain stable source of energy generation at low prices, Russian ambassador says
Armenian Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan and Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin traveled today to the town of Metsamor in western Armavir province to see how the modernization of the Armenian nuclear power plant was progressing. YEREVAN, January 22. /ARKA/. Armenian Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan and Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin traveled today to the town of Metsamor in western Armavir province ...
01/22/2021Armenian nuclear power plant may operate until 2046, minister says
The service life of the Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor can be extended until 2046, Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan told reporters on Monday. YEREVAN, December 23. /ARKA/. The service life of the Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor can be extended until 2046, Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan told reporters on ...
12/23/2019Papikyan: Armenia will build copper smelter and new nuclear power plant
The Armenian authorities are determined to build a copper smelter in the southern province of Syunik which hosts the Zangezur copper and molybdenum combine and also a new nuclear power plant, former Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan, who was in charge of the energy sector, told the parliament on Wednesday. YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. The Armenian authorities are determined to build a copper smelter in the southern province of Syunik which hosts the Zangezur copper and ...
11/18/2021Rosatom CEO to visit Armenia
... reported. It said during a brief conversation, an agreement was reached that Likhachev will visit Armenia later this month. Likhachev and Armenian authorities are supposed to discuss the process of extending the service life of the Armenian nuclear power plant, as well as to look into future cooperation between Armenia and Rosatom. Papikyan is in Vienna with the aim of participating in the 63rd session of the IAEA. The ministry said also an Armenian pavilion was opened on the sidelines of the session, which presents the products developed by Armatom research institute to improve the safe operation of nuclear power plants. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is ...
09/18/2019Russian, Armenian deputy prime ministers discussed joint energy projects
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan met with Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak on the fringes of the Russian Energy Week conference, Papikyan’s ... ... of nuclear energy, as well as on the status of the project designed to extend the service life of the Armenian nuclear power plant. Issues related to the construction of a new nuclear power unit in Armenia were also discussed. The Armenian Nuclear Power ...
10/15/2021Minister: Armenian nuclear power plant has the capacity to extend its operation after 2026 as well
The Armenian nuclear power plant has the capacity to extend its operation after 2026 as well, given it goes through another modernization, Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Minister Suren Papikyan told reporters today. YEREVAN, December 10. /ARKA/. The Armenian nuclear power plant has the capacity to extend its operation after 2026 as well, given it goes through another modernization, Territorial Administration and Infrastructures ...
12/10/2019Armenia to replace Russian loan for modernization of second unit of ANPP with budget loan
Armenia will replace the Russian loan for the modernization of the second unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) with a budget loan, Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan said Thursday at a regular government meeting. YEREVAN, June 11. /ARKA/. Armenia will replace the Russian loan for the modernization of the second unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) with a budget loan, Territorial Administration ...
06/11/2020Armenia cannot shut down its nuclear power plant unless it finds alternative
Armenia cannot shut down its nuclear power plant, as stipulated by the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the EU and Armenia, due to the lack ... ... signed a similar document with the EU. Late in 2019 Armenia’s territorial administration and infrastructure minister Suren Papikyan said that the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant is safe enough to remain operational not until 2027 as currently planned, ...
02/28/2020Some $100 million to be spent on modernization of Armenian nuclear power plant
Some $100 million will be spent in 2021-2023 on a string of measures designed to extend the service life of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan said at a meeting last Friday chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. YEREVAN, March 29. /ARKA/. Some $100 million will be spent in 2021-2023 on a string of measures designed to extend the service life of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant ...
03/29/2021Armenian nuclear power plant halted for 65-day repair
The Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor was brought to a 65-day halt for a regular preventive repair, the plant said in a press release today. YEREVAN,... ... decided to use only 60 percent of the $270 million Russian loan. According to Territorial and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan, the government will raise the missing 63 billion drams ($130 million) through government bond sales. -0-
07/02/2020Armenia turns down part of the Russian state loan for modernization of its nuclear power plant
Armenia has turned down a part of the Russian state loan for the modernization of the Armenian nuclear power plant, Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan said Monday in the National Assembly. YEREVAN, June 9. /ARKA/. Armenia has turned down a part of the Russian state loan for the modernization of the Armenian nuclear power plant, Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure ...
06/09/2020Armenian nuclear power plant's license to be extended until 2026
... of the Armenian NPP until 2026 after the successful implementation of all activities planned for this year, NPP CEO Eduard Martirosyan said today during a discussion that involved Armenian Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin and Yevgeny Salkov, the CEO of Russian Rosatom Service JSC, which is contracted by the government of Armenia to modernize the NPP. According to the Rosatom Service, this year the scheduled halt of the plant will last longer than usual - 141 days. Such a long shutdown means that the remaining work for the modernization of the plant, including the annealing of the reactor vessel is to be completed. According to Eduard Martirosyan, the 250-ton cranes ...
01/22/2021Armenian deputy PM, Russian ambassador discussed cooperation in energy sector
Armenia’s Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan and Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin converged today to look into how to expand cooperation between the ... ... expansion of cooperation with Russian nuclear state corporation Rosatom, focusing on the modernization of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, commissioned to a Rosatom division. They also looked into the prospects for the construction of a new nuclear power plant ...
09/23/2021Russia and Armenia agree on extension of loan for modernization of Metsamor nuclear power plant
Armenia and Russia are still negotiating the extension of a $270 million loan provided by Russia to Armenia for the modernization of the Metsamor nuclear power plant, Suren Papikyan, Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister said today. YEREVAN, December 10. /ARKA/. Armenia and Russia are still negotiating the extension of a $270 million loan provided by Russia to Armenia for the modernization of the Metsamor ...
12/10/2019Minister reveals the reason behind delay in starting construction of Meghri power plant
The reason why the construction of a hydropower plant on the border river of Arax near the southern Armenian town of Meghri is delayed is that Armenia and Iran have failed to agree on the cost of the facility, Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan said at a parliamentary hearing of the 2020 draft budget on Monday. YEREVAN, November 4. /ARKA/. The reason why the construction of a hydropower plant on the border river of Arax near the southern Armenian town of Meghri is delayed is that ...
11/04/2019Armenia nuclear power plant to be shut down for major re[air
The Armenian nuclear power plant will be brought to a halt in 2021 for long-term repairs and modernization, Garegin Baghramyan, Chairman of the Public Services ... ... Armenia's infrastructure minister Suren Paikyan on June 11 said the country had used only $107 million of the Russian money. Papikyan said Moscow had offered to extend the loan agreement by two years under the condition that Armenia agreed to use 80 percent ...
11/03/2020Armenian government extends construction period of Aig-1 solar power plant
The Armenian government has decided today to extend the construction period of the Ayg-1 solar power plant from 180 days to 545 days. YEREVAN, June 24. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has decided today to extend the construction period of the Ayg-1 solar power plant from 180 days to 545 days. Territorial Administration Minister Suren Papikyan said the tender for the construction of the solar power plant was won by the Abu Dhabi-based clean energy group Masdar that will invest $300 million in the development of renewable energy in Armenia. According to him, Masdar offered a rather ...
06/24/2021Chinese entrepreneurs to invest $5 million in construction of mineral water plant in Armenia
Chinese entrepreneurs will invest $5 million in construction of a mineral water plant in Armenia, Armenian Territorial Administration Minister Suren Papikyan said Thursday at a regular Cabinet meeting. YEREVAN, May 23. /ARKA. Chinese entrepreneurs will invest $5 million in construction of a mineral water plant in Armenia, Armenian Territorial Administration Minister Suren Papikyan said Thursday ...
05/23/2019Armenia to announce winner of tender for construction of Ayg-1 photovoltaic solar power station in 2021 February
... photovoltaic solar power station "Ayg-1". According to Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan, the main purpose of the decision is to hold a competition for development, construction, operation and maintenance of ... ... Armenia, with a projected investment of up to $320 million. The first part of the deal involves the construction of a 200 MW solar plant in Talin and Dashtashen communities of western Aragatsotn province, using bifacial technology. However, the broader agreement ...
12/03/2020Group of specialists to find out causes of energy blackout in Armenia
Upon his return to Armenia from Belarus, Armenian Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Minister Suren Papikyan met Thursday with officials responsible for energy sector to identify causes of yesterday’s breakout, the ministry’s ... ... capital city Yerevan and several provinces was caused by an accident in the country’s energy system. The Yerevan Thermal Power Plant (TPP) and the 5th power unit of the Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant were disconnected from the power grid and more outages are ...
07/11/2019Armenia can become key player at regional electricity supply market
... Armenia's electricity transit capacity in the region, Armenian Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Minister Suren Papikyan told journalists on Tuesday. YEREVAN, December 11. /ARKA/. The construction of the third Iran-Armenia high-voltage ... ... 400-kW Armenia-Iran line and the fourth 400-kW Armenia-Georgia line, along with the construction of a new Yerevan Thermal Power Plant will allow ensuring nonstop supply of electric energy to neighboring countries and becoming an important player at the regional ...
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