Construction of 400 kV Iran-Armenia overhead power line to be  implemented 

ArmInfo.On August 14, the Government of Armenia made amendments to the state budget for 2025 to complete the program <Construction of the 400 kV Iran- Armenia Overhead Power Line and Corresponding Substation> in the shortest possible time and to mitigate further increases in electricity  tariffs for the end consumer. 

The draft resolution notes that several construction works are  currently underway: in Noravan - concreting of cable trenches,  cladding of buildings, and installation of a drainage system.  Additionally, the production and testing of new transformers are  ongoing, with the first one  being tested at the end of June 2025,  and the second - in mid-July. Both are scheduled to be installed  around October 2025. With the amendments to the budget, the necessary  amount will be allocated from another energy system development  program. In 2025, as part of the event <Double Extension of Design  life of 2nd Power Unit of  Armenian Nuclear Power Plant>,  10,029,980.0 thousand drams were planned for nine months of 2025, and  13,529,980.0 thousand drams for the entire year. However, due to the  extension of tender processes for the implementation of the event, it  became possible to allocate 828 million drams to the <High-Voltage  Electric  Networks> company from the planned funds for nine months of  2025, and 1 billion 035 million drams for the entire year. To use  funds in the amount of 1 billion 035 million drams within the event,  the latter were reallocated for the period 2026-2028.

It is noted that with the adoption of the decision, it will be  possible to complete the construction as soon as possible, mitigating  further increases in electricity tariffs for the end consumer. The  mutual flows of electricity between Armenia and Iran will increase  from 350 MW to 1200 MW,  the level of security, reliability and  stability of Armenia's energy system will increase. It will be  possible to fully utilize the capacity of the Iran-Armenia gas  pipeline within the framework of the Gas for Electricity program.