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Hrazdan TPP: History and Prospects in the Future Configuration of Armenia's Power System
... electricity in Armenia. YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. The Hrazdan TPP is one of the major power generating companies, which together with Armenian NPP, Sevan-Hrazdan and Vorotan HPP cascades and Yerevan TPP produce more than 90% of all electricity in Armenia. The TPP operates as a balancing power plant, generating electricity for domestic consumption only when there is a shortage of power, mainly in the autumn and winter periods and when the Nuclear Power Plant is brought to a halt for regular maintenance. History of the power plant The Hrazdan ...
10/25/2023European diplomat calls for soonest closure of Armenian nuclear power plant
... the commitments stemming from this agreement," he said. The special clause on energy cooperation, including nuclear security, states that the interaction between the parties should include the closure and safe cessation of the Metsamor nuclear power plant in Armenia and the early adoption of a roadmap or an action plan for the replacement of nuclear power plant with an alternative to ensure Armenia’s energy security and its sustainable development. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is located some 30 kilometers ...
01/30/2018Armenia plans to extend service life of nuclear power plant after 2026
... construction of the Meghri, Shnokh and Loriberd HPPs was not included in the low-cost development scenario, they will remain projects of national importance and will be built as stations of system importance when the power system will need such capacities. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995. In March 2014, Armenian government decided ...
01/14/2021Scientist finds EU’s demand to close Armenian nuclear power plant groundless
Rafael Harutyunyan, one of the world most prominent nuclear safety experts and the deputy CEO of Russia’s Institute of Safe Nuclear Energy, finds the European Union’s demand to close the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant groundless. YEREVAN, April 4. /ARKA/. Rafael Harutyunyan, one of the world most prominent nuclear safety experts and the deputy CEO of Russia’s Institute of Safe Nuclear Energy, finds the European Union’s demand to close the Armenian ...
04/04/2013FRV reaches financial close with IFC, EBRD, and Ameriabank for largest Utility Scale Solar Power Plant in Armenia
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and a leading global developer of renewable energy projects, has closed the financing agreement for the development of the largest utility-scale solar power plant in Armenia, Ameriabank said today in a press release. YEREVAN, March 25. /ARKA/. Fotowatio Renewable Ventures ( FRV ), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and a leading global developer of renewable energy projects, has closed the financing agreement ...
03/25/2021Armenian expert warns against possible revision of government plans to build new nuclear power plant
... Metsamor currently generates some 40 percent of Armenia's electricity. But the government has yet to attract funding for the project that was estimated by a U.S.-funded feasibility study to cost at as much as $5 billion. Under a 2003 agreement Armenian nuclear power plant's financial flows are managed by Russian Inter RAO UES, owned by Russian state-run Rosatom corporation. The agreement expires in 2013. Last August Russia and Armenia signed an agreement on cooperation in nuclear energy sphere whereby Russia ...
03/22/2011Unique power unit for Armenia to be built on the basis of Hrazdan thermal power plant
... suitable for these purposes," the Deputy Minister noted. About the thermal power plant The Hrazdan Energy Company (Hrazdan Power Plant) was established in 2004 when its authorized capital was replenished with the property of the Hrazdan thermal power plant, which was transferred by Armenia into the ownership of the Russian Federation as repayment of the state debt. Since March 2017, it has been owned by CJSC Tashir Capital (part of Tashir Group). The plant has been in operation since 1966 (4 power units with a total capacity of ...
08/29/2023Armenian nuclear power plant reconnected to national energy system
... severe pandemic restrictions, 300 Russian specialists worked on the site. I want to emphasize that our cooperation did not end. There is a constant exchange of experience and technical support between Rosatom and the Armenian NPP," Salkov said. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995. In March 2014, Armenian government decided ...
10/18/2021Russian Inter RAO UES reluctant to continue management of Armenian Nuclear Power Plant: newspaper
... the contract, an influential Russian business newspaper Kommersant said today. According to it, the only alternative to Inter RAO UES is another Russian government-owned corporation Rosatom which, however, is interested in building a new unit for the Armenian nuclear power plant rather than in taking up its management. The daily quotes a source close to Inter RAO UES as saying that the company is negotiating with Armenian authorities revision of the terms of running Metsamor plant. He says that Inter RAO UES is not specialized ...
11/25/2011Agreement signed to build new unit for Yerevan Thermal Power Plant
An agreement is signed to build a new gas-vapor cycle unit for Yerevan Thermal Power Plant, Garegin Baghramyan, Armenian acting energy infrastructures and natural resources minister, said Tuesday at a news conference. YEREVAN, November 13. /ARKA/. An agreement is signed to build a new gas-vapor cycle unit for Yerevan Thermal Power Plant, Garegin Baghramyan,...
11/13/2018Prospects for extension of nuclear power plant's life after 2026 considered in Armenia
The 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 division, said Friday at a panel discussion of prospects of development of atomic segment in Armenia. YEREVAN, February ...
02/28/2020Armenian Nuclear Power Plant’s service life can be extended for another decade
Armenian Nuclear Power Plant’s service life can be extended at least for another ten years, Ashot Martirosyan, the head of the State Committee on Nuclear Safety, told journalists on Friday. YEREVAN, November 2. /ARKA/. Armenian Nuclear Power Plant’s service life can ...
11/02/2012Minister: Armenian government not planning to alienate Yerevan Thermal Power Plant
... 2016 between the Armenian government and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in accordance with which the World Bank has lent $30 million to Armenia. A part of the loan will be used for a partial repayment of the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant’s debt to Gazprom-Armenia. As a result, the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant’s debt has shrunk to $33.8 million. “The Armenian government has never discussed, is not being discussed and is not planning to alienate the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant for repaying the debt ...
10/06/2016Armenia studying know-how of South Korea, Russia, France, and USA to build new nuclear power plant
To build a new nuclear power plant Armenia’s government is studying South Korean, Russian, French and United States’ expertise, General Director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant Movses Vardanyan said today. YEREVAN, June 5. /ARKA/. To build a new nuclear power plant Armenia’s ...
06/05/2023Recovery-annealing facilities delivered to Armenian Nuclear Power Plant for reactor vessel metal
Recovery-annealing (heat treatment) facilities have been delivered to the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant for the metal of the reactor vessel. The plant will be prepared for the final part of the work on extending its service life, which will take place in 2021 - the reactor will be annealed, which will allow it to return to its original state by 80-85%,...
09/04/2020Armenian nuclear power plant operates in normal mode – deputy minister says
The Armenian nuclear power plant is operating in normal mode, deputy minister of energy infrastructure and natural resources Hayk Harutyunyan said today. YEREVAN, January 23. /ARKA/. The Armenian nuclear power plant is operating in normal mode, deputy minister of energy infrastructure ...
01/23/2017Armenia examines proposals for construction of new nuclear power unit- director general
The inter-agency commission set up by the government of Armenia to choose an option for the construction of a new nuclear power unit at the Armenian nuclear power plant (NPP) is looking into proposals received from Russian, American, French and Korean companies, the head of the nuclear power plant Eduard Martirosyan said Monday. He said the commission’s focus is on such features as capacity, safety and cost ...
07/03/2023Expert urges Armenian government to consider the future of the nuclear power plant
... confirmed the information that the EU’s latest demand came 4 days ago. A spokesperson for the ministry Rimma Yeganyan, said a detailed commentary on this issue will be made on May 25 during the visit of the minister Artur Grigoryan to the nuclear power plant. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995. Armenian authorities ...
05/22/2018Re-launch of Armenia’s Nairit to require $210-346 mln in investment, operations economically unsound – WB conclusion
Investments worth $210-346 million will be required to resume operations at Armenia’s Nairit chemical plant, and the estimated cost of supplies exceeds the projected price for polychloroprene rubber, which makes the enterprise non-competitive,... ... that has not be repaid to CIS Inter-state Council. Over this period, the plant has had no profits and relied on Yerevan Hydro Power Plant loans to pay wages and maintenance costs. Total debt to the hydro power plant is 23 billion drams ($48 million). The ...
06/10/2015Large-scale failure in Armenia’s energy system did not affect Armenian nuclear power plant’s operation
A major failure in Armenia’s energy system today did not affect the operation of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, the head of the plant Movses Vardanyan told Novosti-Armenia news agency. YEREVAN, July 8. /ARKA/. A major failure in Armenia’s energy system today did not affect the operation of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, the head of the plant ...
07/10/2019Armenia plans to build a new nuclear power plant with a capacity of 400-600 MW by 2036 - Sanosyan
Armenian government plans to build a new nuclear power plant by 2036 - before the service life of the currently operating Nuclear Power Plant is over, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan said Thursday. YEREVAN, September 20. /ARKA/. Armenian government plans ...
09/20/2024Rusatom Service completes modernization of turbine unit at Armenian nuclear power plant
... nuclear power plant with modern equipment, and with a safety close to world standards. The project to modernize and extend the service life of the Armenian NPP is being implemented as part of an intergovernmental agreement between Armenia and Russia. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995. Armenian authorities said they would build ...
11/26/2018Armenia’s government extends NPP second power bloc’s operation term
... be commissioned in 2019-2020, and the total cost of the construction may be estimated 5-6 billion dollars. In 2006, Armenian parliament abolished state monopoly on holding nuclear power blocs to attract foreign investments for this project. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, the only nuclear power plant in the South Caucasus, which accounts for about 40 percent of Armenia's electricity, is located in Metsamor, some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. The plant was launched in 1997. Now only the second, 107.5-megawatt unit ...
04/19/2012Armenia cannot shut down its nuclear power plant unless it finds alternative
... government in Yerevan would not close the plant until it found an alternative. Alekyan noted that the government lacks financial means to build a new power plant now and this is the reason why it seeks to extend the service life of the facility. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995. In March 2014, Armenian government decided ...
02/28/2020Top ten economic events of 2012 singled out by ARKA News Agency
... been purchased from the global producers of mining equipment Caterpillar and Komatsu this year. 9. Armenian Government Decides to Extend Term of Nuclear Power Plant’s Operation for 10 Year Armenian government decided in October to prolong the term Armenian Nuclear Power Plant’s operation for ten years. Earlier, experts said the plant may function until 2016. Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan, grounding on the ministry’s assessment, said the plant’s life should be prolonged for a decade, especially taking into account ...
12/20/2012Pashinyan and Rosatom CEO discussed construction of new nuclear power plant in Armenia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and CEO of Russian state atomic agency Rosatom Alexei Likhachev discussed today in Yerevan a set of issues relating to the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Armenia, the Armenian government reported. YEREVAN, July 12. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and CEO of Russian state atomic agency Rosatom Alexei Likhachev discussed today in Yerevan a set of issues relating to the construction of ...
07/12/2022Armenia negotiating construction of new nuclear power plant with Russia, minister says
... to diversify its energy resources, avoid increasing the country's dependence on imported natural gas, as well as cut the volume of emissions,” it said. Today, the Armenian NPP accounts for 39% of the total electricity generation in the country. The Armenian nuclear power plant is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995. In March 2014, Armenian government decided ...
04/15/2021Renewable energy can power the way to energy security for Armenia
... private investment in the country’s energy sector. Soon after, in 2019, IFC and MIGA, another member of the World Bank Group, supported the financing of a 250-MW gas-fired thermal power facility, which will replace an old, less-efficient 410-MW thermal power plant. FOCUS ON RENEWABLES IFC is now helping Armenia pursue a strategy of promoting renewable energy development in the country to reduce reliance on imports. This strategy will help reduce emissions through cleaner electricity generation. Although Armenia accounts for only 0.02 percent of global ...
02/26/2020Deputy minister says there is alternative to shutting down Armenian nuclear power plant
Armenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Karen Nazaryan told a parliamentary discussion on the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the European Union that there is an alternative to the closure of the Armenian nuclear power plant. YEREVAN, April 10. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Karen Nazaryan told a parliamentary discussion on the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the European Union that there is an alternative to the closure ...
04/10/2018Armenian nuclear power plant reconnected to power grid
The Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor has been reconnected to the national power grid today resuming energy production, the press service of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources said. YEREVAN, July 7. /ARKA/. The Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor has been ...
07/07/2017Pashinyan says copper smelter and new nuclear power plant to be built in Armenia
... noted that the construction of a new nuclear power plant is part of this program. According to him, the Russian GeoProMining Company has undertaken investment obligations to build a copper smelter. "Negotiations on the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Armenia have already begun. Of course, the participation of the government in this process is important because a nuclear power plant cannot be a full-fledged private initiative, and the government must actively participate in it," he said. Pashinyan ...
10/07/2021Armenian president visits Yerevan thermal power plant
... consumption of natural gas which is crucial under the price increase,” the minister said, adding that the price policy as well as generating capacity will be effective and flexible. The Japanese Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) provided Armenia with a $240 million loan to back the construction of the combined-cycle power plant. Construction process, from design to material and equipment procurement to engineering and installation is being handled by Korean GS Engineering & Construction firm that won a US$218 million project from Yerevan Thermal Power Plant. The Yerevan ...
09/28/2009EU doesn’t insist on immediate closure of Armenian Nuclear Power Plant - expert
... RBC, Contributor at The National Interest, Chief Editor at American Studies, Contributor/Columnist at Forbes Russia, told Novosti-Armenia News Agency. “As far as I’m concerned, there is nothing new here, since talk about this [about closure of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant – Novosti-Armenia] with the European side has been lasting since the 1990s,” he said. “As I realized from my colleagues’ words, it is said in the new document that Armenia should propose a roadmap for closing the plant with pointing out ...
10/17/2017Armenian nuclear power plant preparing for recovery annealing of its reactor vessel
The Armenian nuclear power plant in Metzamor has launched preparatory work for the recovery annealing of the reactor vessel under the contract with Russian Rosatom Service JSC to modernize and improve the safety of the plant. YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. The Armenian nuclear ...
11/25/2020Belarus expects skilled Armenian nuclear specialists to help run its first nuclear power plant
... Armenia's electricity. But the government has yet to attract funding for the project that was estimated by a U.S.-funded feasibility study to cost at as much as $5 billion. Last year the Armenian government decided to extend the service life of the Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor by another ten years.-0-
05/13/2013Expert: Armenian small hydro power plants’ output growth reaches record high in recent years
... completed and these new plants start operating the aggregate capacity of Armenia’s 203 small hydro power plants will reach 365 megawatt and their aggregate annual output will reach 1.2 billion kilowatt/hour. According to official statistical reports, Armenian Nuclear Power Plant generated 2548 million kilowatt/hour electric energy or 34.3% of the country’s total electric power output in 2011 – 2.3% year-on-year growth. Thermal power plants generated 31.9% and hydro power plants 33.8% of the country’s total output ...
08/01/2012Armenian nuclear power plant’s upgrading is underway
... checked. He said the outcome confirmed the possibility of extending the service life of the power unit until 2026. The ministry said the study did not found problems that could prevent the extension of the power plant’s service life for 10 years. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995. Armenian authorities said they will build ...
02/06/2017Armenian nuclear power plant signs contract for delivery of Russian nuclear fuel
Russian Tvel company that produces and sells nuclear fuel for power, transport, and research-and-development reactors and the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) signed a nuclear fuel supply contract, Tvel reported. YEREVAN, October 12. /ARKA/. Russian Tvel company that produces and sells nuclear fuel for power, transport, and research-and-development reactors and the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant ...
10/12/2017If shooting continues at unarmed workers that will be seen as direct attack on American capital, owners of Yeraskh smelter warn
U.S.-based companies Virtual Funding LLC and CSE Global Investments LLC, which are building a steel casting plant outside the village of Yeraskh in the Armenian province of Ararat, warned Azerbaijan in a statement that if shootings in the direction of the unarmed workers of the plant continue, they will consider that as a “direct attack on American capital.’ YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. U.S.-based ...
07/15/2023The halt of nuclear power plant will not raise electricity price
... Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant and the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant. There will not be any problems with energy supply," Grigoryan said to reporters. He said all the equipment necessary for the modernization of the power unit has been delivered. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995. Armenian authorities said they would build ...
05/25/2018Armenia plans to commission up to 70 megawatt solar power stations by 2025
... scheduled to start in Armenia until 2016. This year the government will launch a $26 million worth project financed by the Climate Investment Fund aimed at the development of solar energy. The most popular alternative sources of energy production r in Armenia are small hydropower plants. There is also a wind power plant, which produces only 0.03% of the total electricity.-0- YEREVAN, April 29. / ARKA /. Armenia plans to commission up to 70 megawatt solar power stations by 2025, deputy energy and natural resources minister ...
04/29/2015Radiation situation in Armenia normal: official
... even Russia’s Far East regions located closer to Japan are free of radiation. Mr. Martiorisna said the State Committee for Atomic Safety Regulation is watching the situation closely receiving information from the IAEA and from mass media. The Armenian Metsamor nuclear power plant, the only in the region, is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995. Armenian authorities ...
03/14/2011Armenia will not abandon plans to build new nuclear power plant
... anything in 2027 it has to have a new nuclear power unit," according to the statement. The ministry believes that the extension of the service life of nuclear power plant in Metsamor enables a more detailed study of the construction of a new nuclear power plant. In particular, Armenia has another 2-3 years that can be used for examining new technological solutions, available at the market, the statement said. The Metsamor plant located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan, was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating ...
10/19/2015Western technologies or preservation of Russia's dominance: DW on Armenia's plans to build new nuclear power plant
... of an important lever of influence on Yerevan. Armenia has not yet decided on the model of the new power unit. Negotiations are underway also with several countries - potential suppliers of technology. ‘Interest in the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Armenia has been shown by such countries as the United States, Russia, South Korea and China,’ Hakob Vardanyan, Armenia's deputy minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, who oversees the energy sector, told DW. ‘Armenia is discussing ...
07/17/2024In partnership with Acba Bank solar power plant installed in Armenian Talin
... solar photovoltaic plant has been built in the Armenian town of Talin in partnership with Acba Bank. YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. A 5 MW solar photovoltaic plant has been built in the Armenian town of Talin in partnership with Acba Bank. The Talin-2 plant, located on about 8 hectares, annually generates 10 million kWh of electricity, which is supplied to the Armenian power grid. The solar power plant was founded by Karapet Ohanyan and his friends. While looking for a suitable location, they found out that after Gegharkunik region Talin is the second settlement in Armenia with the most sunny days. There is a lot of ...
05/30/2023Construction of $250 million worth power plant kicks off in Armenia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended today a ceremony that gave start to the construction of a new thermal power plant in Yerevan. YEREVAN, July 12 /ARKA/.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended today a ceremony that gave start to the construction of a new thermal power plant in Yerevan. The new thermal power plant’s design capacity is 250 MW. The construction is projected to last 26 months....
07/12/2019No issue of nuclear power plant closure on agenda – Pashinyan
... Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement the closure of the nuclear power plant is connected with creation of an energy sources of similar power. Creation of appropriate substitutes, not closure of the nuclear power plant is on our agenda,” he said. Armenian Nuclear Power Plant sits near Metsamor (30 kilometers west of Yerevan). Only the second, 407.5-megawatt unit of the plant is operating now. It generates 30 to 35% of the country’s annual power output. -0---
03/19/2019Rosatom completing comprehensive study of Armenian NPP
Russian nuclear energy corporation Rosatom is completing a comprehensive inspection of the Armenian nuclear power plant as part of a project designed to extend its service life until 2026, Rosatom deputy director Kirill Komarov said today when speaking at the second meeting of the steering committee set up to handle the extension of the service life of the plant....
04/20/2016SHORT POWER SUPPLIES IN GEORGIA REASON FOR POWER REDUCTION IN ARMENIA IN 2006
... Armenia in January-December 2006 – a 5.9% decrease as compared to the corresponding period in 2005. The volume of electric power generated in hydropower plants increased by 2.8%. Electric power generation was decreased by 19.3% and 2.8% in thermal power plants and the Armenian nuclear power plant (NPP) respectively. About 2640.3mln kWh energy was generated in the Armenian NPP in January-December 2006 (44.4% out of the total volume of power generation in Armenia in the reporting period). 1475.2mln kWh (24.8%) energy ...
09/10/2007President Sargsyan attends opening of reconstructed Yerevan thermal power plant
... Engineering & Construction firm that won a US$218 million project from Yerevan Thermal Power Plant. The minister said all of this will allow to keep electrical power prices on the current level this year, although Russia raised the price of gas it supplies to Armenia form April. The minister said the new plant is an ecologically friendly facility. The power to be generated by the plant will be used by domestic consumers and the surplus will be exported. The Yerevan Thermal Power Plant was built in 1963-64. Its designed capacity was 550 megawatt. Before the reconstruction only one of its seven units ...
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