Friday, April 28 2017 14:53

ArmInfo. Work on Project Feasibility Study building of Karkar geothermal power plant with 30Mwt power will launch, Hayk Harutyunyan, Armenian Deputy Minister of Energetic Infrastructures and Natural resources told the journalists on April 28.

According to him, the results of earlier conducted investigations confirm source resources. Two bores were drilled, that confirmed the presence of necessary extents of hot water for plant building. At that, in 2017 the meetings will be passed with the investors, as a result of which by the end of 2018 the project will be realized as tender. At that, Deputy Minister did not rule out the possibilities of drilling the third bore, but not for confirmation of the resource, but for the preparation of the project. The project's building will allow Armenia to receive preliminary 200-250 mln kWt h energy power.