Vassilis Maragos assures: All efforts to be made for further EU  assistance to Armenian NPP 

 Monday, April 22 2024 19:41:00
Vassilis Maragos assures: All efforts to be made for further EU  assistance to Armenian NPP 

ArmInfo.The delegation of the European Union led by the EU Ambassador to Armenia Vassilis Maragos  visited the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP).

Armenian NPP and Rusatom Overseas to sign Memorandum of Understanding
 Tuesday, January 18 2022 18:16

ArmInfo.A Memorandum of Understanding between Armenian Nuclear Power Plant CJSC and Rusatom Overseas JSC, a subsidiary of Rosatom State Corporation, will be  signed in Dubai.

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Armenia`s president meets with Masdar company CEO
 Monday, January 17 2022 10:35

ArmInfo. Armenian President Armen Satrkissian, who is on a working visit to the United Arab Emirates, held a meeting Abu Dhabi with Mr Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi,  Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar),  the RA presidential press office reports. 

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Armenia`s government grants loan to Armenian NPP 
 Thursday, January 13 2022 17:04

ArmInfo.The Armenian nuclear-power plant (NPP) has taken out another loan, AMD 6bln ($12,516,609 at the current exchange rate), from the government to  repay and serve the loans previously received for extending the NPP  operation. 

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Armenia, Russia agree on gas price for next 10 years
 Thursday, December 23 2021 17:59

ArmInfo. After almost two years of negotiations, Armenia and Russia have agreed on a gas price for the next 10 years. On December 23, the Armenian government approved  the proposal to sign a protocol on amendments to the "Agreement  between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government  of the Republic of Armenia on the terms of purchase and sale of  shares and further activities of ArmRosgazprom closed joint stock  company dated December 2, 2013 ".

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Debt burden of generating energy companies in Armenia leads to  increase in tariffs by 5.5 AMD per kWh
 Monday, December 20 2021 19:33

ArmInfo. The debt burden of generating energy companies in Armenia leads to an increase in electricity tariffs. 

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ANPP management discuss with Czech partners issues related to storage  technologies for spent nuclear fuel
 Monday, December 20 2021 18:35

ArmInfo.Within December 13-17, 2021 upon the invitation of <Skoda JS> company Eduard Martirosyan, <HAEK> CJSC General Director, and Movses Vardanyan, As the official website of the ANPP reports, First Deputy General Director- ANPP Director  visited the Czech Republic.

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France plans to expand activities in Armenia in field of solar energy
 Monday, December 13 2021 14:22

ArmInfo. France plans to expand activities in Armenia in the field of solar energy and install solar panels on reservoirs. Ambassador Extraordinary and  Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Anne Louyot stated during a  meeting with Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan.

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New power plant of 254 MWe launched in Yerevan
 Monday, November 29 2021 16:51

ArmInfo. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan attended today the opening of the new gas fired combined cycle power plant of 254 MWe in Yerevan, the press  service of the Premier reports.

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I am proud of our participation in the project that helped make the  Armenian nuclear power plant safer and more efficient - Rosatom  Director General
 Wednesday, November 17 2021 15:26

ArmInfo.On the occasion of the completion of modernization project and extension of the operation life of the 2nd nuclear reactor of the Armenian nuclear-power plant (NPP), Alexey Likhachev, General Director of the Rosatom state corporation, visited  the Armenian NPP on November 16, the Rosatom oofficial ebsite  reports. 

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Extension of NPP operation until 2036 mere desire yet - Ashot  Martirosyan 
 Wednesday, November 17 2021 15:17

ArmInfo.The second reactor of the Armenian nuclear power plant (NPP) will be connected to Armenia`s power grid on November 17. This is the longest and most important planned maintenance. In an interview with ArmInfo, Ashot Martirosyan,  Chairman of the Nuclear Safety Committee, RA Government, told about  the work to extend the Armenian NPP`s operation life until 2026. 

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Armenia will switch to a new energy model from February 2022
 Tuesday, November 16 2021 15:58

ArmInfo.From February 2022, part of the energy market in Armenia will be liberalized. This was stated by the Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission  Garegin Baghramyan on November 16 at a meeting in the National  Assembly, answering a question about the fate of small hydroelectric  power plants.

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Investments in solar power station in Vaiots Dzor, greenhouse  facility in Kotayk to total AMD 4bln 
 Thursday, November 11 2021 17:45

ArmInfo. The Areg Energy Lts and Rock Berry Ltd will invest nearly AMD 4bln in the construction of a solar power station in Vaiots Dzor and greenhouse facility in  Kotayk. The RA Cabinet approved on Nov. 11 the companies' application  for exemption from import customs duties on imported equipment and  spare parts, raw materials and other goods imported under an  investment project in a priority field.

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Armenia to liberalize electric energy market next Feb
 Wednesday, November 10 2021 16:44

ArmInfo. Armenia is planning to liberalize its electric energy market from next February, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel  Sanosyan stated as he summed up his 100-day activities. 

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Spanish ACCIONA intends to invest over 250 million euros in  construction of wind farms in Armenia 
 Wednesday, November 10 2021 11:32

ArmInfo. Governor of Gegharkunik Region Karen Sargsyan received Miguel Arraras, ACCIONA Energy Development Director for the MENA region and Sara Larraz, Business Development Manager of the same company in Europe.

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About $ 3.5 million will be invested in construction of  Solar Power  Station with capacity of 5 MW in Gegharkunik region of Armenia
 Thursday, November 4 2021 15:28

ArmInfo.A.S. Energy LLC will invest 1.65 billion drams for the construction of a  Solar Power Station with an installed capacity of 5 MW in the Gegharkunik region  of Armenia.

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Deputy Prime Minister on construction of new NPP: We are exploring  the possibility of building small modular units
 Friday, October 29 2021 19:05

ArmInfo.The construction of a large copper smelter requires a large amount of energy resources, for the satisfaction of which new opportunities are needed. Deputy  Prime Minister of Armenia Suren Papikyan stated this in an interview  with Public Television. In this regard, he said that today Armenia is  studying the possibilities of building new small-scale modular units  with a capacity of 55 and 100 MW.

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Head of PSRC: Frequent power outages are not a consequence of the  post-war situation
 Wednesday, October 20 2021 17:02

ArmInfo.Frequent power outages are not a consequence of the post-war situation, Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of Armenia Garegin  Baghramyan said on October 20 in an interview with journalists.

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Is it realistic to maintain the current gas price? Deputy Prime  Minister of Armenia explained 
 Tuesday, October 19 2021 17:17

ArmInfo.The price of Russian gas for Armenia will be preserved if it is possible to ensure the necessary profitability of the 5th unit of the Hrazdan TPP. Deputy  Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan told reporters on October 19.

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32nd energy charter conference ministerial meeting to be held in  Yerevan
 Monday, October 18 2021 21:15

ArmInfo. RA Deputy Foreign  Minister Vahe Govorgyan and Secretary General of the International  Energy Charter Secretariat Urban Rusnak during the meeting in Yerevan  discussed issues on the agenda of cooperation between the RA and the  Charter.  As reported by the press service of the RA MFA, the  interlocutors touched upon the process of modernization of the  Charter Treaty.

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Armenian NPP connected to RA unified power grid since October 17
 Monday, October 18 2021 15:05

ArmInfo.On October 17, 2021 following outage-2021 the ANPP Unit 2 was started and connected to the RA unified power grid, the press service of the ANPP reports.   According to the source, employees of almost all the subdivisions of  the Armenian NPP, as well as about 600 specialists from Russia,  Belarus, Ukraine, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia and other  countries participated in the activities.

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