Connection with Europe via Georgia Armenia`s energy priority -  official

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure is preparing a  strategic document in the field of water resources management, stated Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Vache Terteryan during a meeting with delegations of the German  Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the German Development Bank (KFW). Deputy head of the department Hakob Vardanyan was also present at the meeting.

Terteryan noted that the document will be presented to donor  organizations with the expectation of close cooperation. In  particular, the deputy minister emphasized that there is a need to  develop a model of treatment facilities, noting the importance of  interaction with the German side in this area.

According to the press service of the department, Hakob Vardanyan, at  the request of the guests, presented the progress of the  implementation of the Caucasus Power Transmission Network program,  which provides for the construction of an Armenia-Georgia power line  and substation. He emphasized that the program is the focus of the  Ministry. Hakob Vardanyan also noted that at this stage the priority  for Armenia is communication with Europe through Georgia, which will  allow diversification of the energy sector.

The parliamentary hearings on the draft state budget of the country  2024 In October 2023, the Minister of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Gnel Sanosyan stated that  there is every reason to assume that work on the construction of the  Armenia-Georgia high-voltage power transmission line will begin in  2024.

The project for the construction of the North-South energy corridor,  designed to unite the electric power systems of Iran, Armenia,  Georgia and Russia, has encountered a number of problems. Initially,  the construction projects of 400/500 - kilovolt power lines  Iran-Armenia and Armenia-Georgia were planned to be completed by the  end of 2019. Meanwhile, as of today, work on the Iran-Armenia power  line has been completed by 20-25%, and the construction of the  Armenia-Georgia power line has not yet begun.