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ArmInfo.The opinion that Armenia has no water deficit is a myth, Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan said in an interview with the Public TV of Armenia. 

ArmInfo. Small hydropower plants in Armenia will have to monitor the volume of water withdrawals. RA Government on The meeting on September 5 approved  amendments to the previous decision of the Cabinet, according to  which penalties for exceeding the limit on water intake are  envisaged.

ArmInfo.The delegation of the Renewable Energy Producers' Association presented to the KfW German Development Bank the crisis situation in the field of small  hydropower plants, threatening the prospects for the development of  the programs of the German Development Bank in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Small hydropower plants in Armenia have become a habitat for all kinds of abuses,  Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated on November 1 from  tribune of the National Assembly of Armenia.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, standards of construction of small hydropower plants will be  tightened. The amendments to the Water Code were made at the sitting  of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on October 24 in  the first reading.  

ArmInfo.In Armenia, there is no problem associated with small hydropower plants, there is a problem with efficient use of water resources. Roman Melikyan,  executive director of the Renewable Energy Producers Association, is  of the same opinion.

ArmInfo. A working group has been formed in Armenia, which will study small hydropower stations.  On August 29, RA Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources Arthur Grigoryan stated at a press conference in Yerevan.

ArmInfo. Roman Melikyan, executive director of the NGO "Association of Renewable Energy Sources in Armenia", presented the results of his research in the activities of small hydropower stations and efficient use of water resources in the Ministry of Nature Protection.

ArmInfo. The introduction of new small hydro power plants in operation will negatively affect the water resources of Armenia. On March 22, at a press conference in Yerevan, an environmentalist, a specialist in water resources, Ph.D. Knarik Hovhannisyan.

ArmInfo. Armenia has defined the  criteria for assessing the environmental impact in the construction  and operation of small hydroelectric power plants. The relevant  resolution was approved at a government meeting on March 1. 

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ArmInfo. Official Baku has complained to IAEA of Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant.

ArmInfo. Armenian government will allocate 500,900 EURO for the preparation of papers for the construction of Vedi reservoir. The relevant decision was made today.  The funds will be provided for drawing up the package of documents aimed at launching construction as soon as possible.