ArmInfo. The "FRV Masrik" company, made by a foreign consortium, will build in the Mets Masrik community of the Gegharkunik region of Armenia a Masrik-1 industrial-scale solar power station. The government of the Republic of Armenia approved the company's application for exemption from customs payments for imported equipment and inventory at a meeting on March 14.
According to the Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments of the Republic of Armenia Avag Avanesyan, the total cost of the investment program will be 27.837 billion drams, of which 22.149 billion drams will be spent on capital investments.
To note, the tender for the construction of the "Masrik-1" station with a capacity of 55 MW was won by a consortium of the Fotowatio Renewable Ventures B.V Dutch company with Spanish roots and the Spanish FSL Solar S.L. (FSL Solar SL), which, in turn, founded the "FRV Masrik" company in Armenia. All the necessary infrastructure conditions for the construction of a modern powerful photovoltaic station have been created in the selected area, which will produce 120-150 million kW / h of electricity. Earlier it was reported that the Masrik-1 solar power plant will provide 2% of the total energy produced in the country. According to estimates of specialists, the construction of the Masrik-1 will amount to 55 million euros, but no official amount has been reported on the construction of the station. To recall, the total cost of the program for the construction of solar power plants in Armenia is $ 129 million. In total, within the framework of the program it is planned to build solar stations with industrial capacity of up to 110 megawatts in various regions of Armenia. Of the 6 surveyed locations for two, the Spanish consulting "ARIES Ingenieria> company has already submitted feasibility studies. They relate to the Masrik (Masrik-2) areas in the Gegharkunik region and the Dashtadem in the Aragatsotn region, and research is continuing on the other four areas.