Armenian Energy Minister and IAEA head discussed implementation of modernization program of Armenian NPP

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Karen  Karapetyan yesterday received a delegation headed by the general  director of the Italian company Renko Giovanni Rubini.

ArmInfo.  Minister of Energy  Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia Ashot Manukyan in  his speech at the 61st session of the main IAEA conference emphasized  the importance of ensuring a high level of safety of the ANPP.

ArmInfo. A powerful  scientific and educational cluster on nuclear research can be formed  in Armenia. The first step in this direction will be the creation of  a laboratory for technical and criminal expertise of nuclear and  radioactive materials. A Memorandum of Understanding on the  establishment of a joint laboratory was signed between CJSC "Armenian  Nuclear Power Plant" and the National Polytechnic University of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. Lev Energy LLC plans  to build a cascade of small hydroelectric power stations with a  capacity of 4.7 MW in the territory of the Moshatah-Tsitsernavank  communities of the Kashatak district of Artsakh. On September 14, the  Armenian government approved the company's application for exemption  from customs duty on imported equipment and granting a three-year  grace period for VAT payment.

ArmInfo. From August 24 to September 8, 2017, at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, a group of international experts underwent peer reviews. Experts are involved by the Moscow Center of the World Association of Organizations Operating Nuclear Power Plants (WANO).

ArmInfo. September 15 at the Center of Russian Science and Culture in Yerevan with the participation of the Russian State Corporation Rosatom will host a seminar on "Using atomic technologies for non-energy purposes to improve the quality of people's lives. 

ArmInfo. In Armenia, works   began on upgrading the electric substation "Akhtanak", "Charentsavan  -3" and "Vanadzor-1." This was reported by the press service of the  Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of the  Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The supply of  Russian natural gas to Armenia has been resumed. This was reported by  the public relations and mass media relations department of ZAO  Gazprom Armenia.

ArmInfo. The construction of the  Vardenis and Vaik power lines will be completed by the end of 2017,  the press service of the Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and  Natural Resources of Armenia informs. The project is being  implemented with credit from the International Bank for  Reconstruction and Development under the program "Reliability of  electricity supply".

ArmInfo. High Voltage Electric Networks will be transferred to the trust management of CJSC Tashir Capital. The corresponding draft decision was approved at a meeting of the Armenian government on August 24.

ArmInfo. "High Voltage Electric Networks" will be transferred to the trust management of CJSC "Tashir Capital". The corresponding draft decision is planned to be approved at a meeting of the Armenian government on August 24.

ArmInfo. Minister of Energy Infrastructure of Armenia Ashot Manukyan and Regional Director of the German Development Bank KfW Olaf Zimelka discussed the programs implemented in Armenia with the financing of KfW Bank.As the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Energy informs, during the meeting Ashot Manukyan noted that he highly appreciates cooperation with KfW.

ArmInfo. The American company General Electric became interested in the construction project in the Armenian city of Hrazdan of a power station operating on garbage. The details of the project were presented the day before by the regional director of the company for Russia and CIS countries Ivan Saprykin, Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia Ashot Manukyan.

ArmInfo. The Chinese electro-engineering company Xian continues the implementation of the project on the modernization of the electric substations Vanadzor-1 and Ashnak in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenia is ready to buy Iranian gas under favorable price offer. The head of Armenian Government Karen Karapetian stated in an interview with journalists on August 21 in Tsakhkadzor.

ArmInfo. The Centre is planning to create a hydro-development fund to give a push to stalled hydro projects facing cost overruns owing to delays.

ArmInfo. Armenia and China will sign agreement on safe using of nuclear power in peaceful purposes. The proposal on concluding agreement was approved at a meeting of Armenian Government on August 17.

ArmInfo.  The main goal of the  campaign launched by Azerbaijan to close the Armenian nuclear power  plant is the destruction of the Armenian statehood. A well- known  Armenian analyst Sergey Shakaryants follows this point of view.  In  conversation with ArmInfo  reportes the analyst stressed that it is  behind the task of destroying Armenian statehood that the propaganda  hype spread by official Baku lies. But the point is, Shakaryants  continued, that this hype is massively supported by Turkey, and,  strange as it may seem, the European Union. Four years ago, an EU  representative visited Armenia, who offered 200 million euros for the  closure of the Armenian nuclear power plant. Moreover, the EU is  ready to finance the dismantling of the station, but it is not ready  to give a cent to replace the capacity with the ANPP. "The funds our  so-called European partners give only for the dismantling and  conservation of the ANPP, offering nothing in return," the analyst  said, pointing out in this connection a whole series of scandals  related to the bribery of a number of European parliamentarians by  Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. In November of this  year, will start first supplies of equipment necessary for the  implementation of the program to extend the life of power unit N2 of  Armenian nuclear power plant. This was reported by Head of Energy  Department of Armenian Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural  Resources Hayk Badalyan, whose words are quoted by the press service  of the ministry.

ArmInfo. Armenia strives to maintain the current tariffs for electricity until 2036. "The Armenian government at this stage is discussing the prospect of creating a "stabilization fund", which will neutralize the impact of external risks on the tariff policy of the energy sector," Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia Ashot Manukyan stated at the Governmental meeting on August 10.