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Alina Hovhannisyan

Construction of Ayg-1 solar power station to start in early 2026

Construction of Ayg-1 solar power station to start in early 2026

ArmInfo. The construction of  the Ayg-1 photovoltaic power plant by the UAE based Masdar will start  in early 2026. This became known following the meeting between the  Minister of Economy of Armenia, Gevorg Papoyan, and the CEO of  Masdar, Mohammed Jameel Al Ramahi.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, the  parties agreed on a roadmap for the upcoming work and also finalized  plans for an industrial project to construct a 200 MW  solar power  plant "Ayg-1"  in Armenia. Both sides commended the outcomes of the  negotiations and agreed to further discussions.

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