ArmInfo. In 2027, the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure intends to implement 19 programs and 116 events. This was announced on November 9 at the hearings of the RA National Assembly committees on next year's draft state budget, by David Khudatyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure.
According to him, 450.6 billion drams are planned for their implementation, of which 254.4 billion drams, or 56.5%, will be capital expenditures. The total capital expenditures will amount to 362.1 billion drams, which is 37 billion drams, or 11.6%, more than the previous year. Specifically, 168.2 billion drams will be allocated to territorial governance, 146.3 billion drams to transport, 107.2 billion drams to energy, and 28.8 billion drams to water management.
The minister noted that the territorial development program envisages raising 153.6 billion drams, which is 22.1 billion drams more than the funding plan for the current year. Financial assistance to local governments is also envisaged. 121.5 billion drams will be used for these purposes, 13.6 billion drams more than in 2026.
Khudatyan noted that major programs in the transport sector include road construction projects, for which 146.6 billion drams are planned to be allocated, 91.3% of which are capital expenditures. The North-South Road Corridor project will continue, with 68.4 billion drams allocated from the state budget for the construction of certain sections. Specifically, this includes the construction of sections of the 32-kilometer Kajaran-Agarak road, the Kajaran tunnel, and adjacent roads. Land acquisition will begin for the construction of the 60-kilometer Sisian-Kajaran road. Construction of the Bargushat tunnel is also planned to continue. Internal reserves of 72.2 billion drams will be used to modernize 260 kilometers of interstate roads, while 1.1 billion drams will be allocated for roads of other purposes.
In the aviation sector, measures worth 5.1 billion drams will be carried out to strengthen flight safety oversight. Of this amount, 4.5 billion drams will be provided to airlines as assistance for operating flights to new destinations.
The minister also announced that capital expenditures in the energy sector will amount to 93.3 billion drams, of which 14.8 billion drams will be allocated to continue the program to repeatedly extend the life of the second power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant. 828 million drams are planned to be allocated from the state budget for the preparation for the implementation of the project to build a new nuclear power unit. 69.8 billion drams are planned to be allocated for the construction of a 400-kilovolt Armenia-Georgia power transmission line and 6.8 billion drams for the modernization of the Shahumyan, Marash and other electrical substations. and Yeghegnadzor.
In 2027, the country's state budget will allocate 14.7 billion drams for the energy efficiency program, 49.4 million drams for subsoil exploration, and 156 million drams for refurbishing the laboratory of Analyst CJSC.
In the water sector, as David Khudatyan noted, 16.3 billion drams will be allocated for improving the irrigation system, another 1.5 billion drams will be used to subsidize Jrar CJSC, and 2.1 billion drams will be used to restore two pumping stations and six water supply networks. In addition, 760 million drams will be allocated for the modernization of two reservoirs, and 200 million drams will be allocated for preparing documents for the construction of small reservoirs.
