Armenia looking to build a new nuclear power station, says PM

July 26, 2018 By administrator

Armenia will “try” to build a new nuclear power plant with the help of Russia, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with the Echo of Moscow.

“It is very important for Armenia to have nuclear power, and we are now working to extend the plant’s operations by 2040,” Pashinyan said.

“Before that we will try to build a new nuclear power plant, and I hope Russia will help us in the matter.

“Unfortunately, at the moment we do not have enough financial resources to independently start the process.”

In 2006, Moscow took control over Armenia’s power plants and distribution companies.

Russia provides more than 80% of the natural gas used by the nation and supplies all of the fuel for the country’s sole nuclear power plant, the Metsamor.

First-ever geothermal power station to be built in Armenia

July 19, 2016 By administrator

Drilling works have launched for the construction of a geothermal power station in Karkar community of Armenia‘s Syunik province, the first-of-its-kind plant in the country.

In case the results of geological surveys carried out in the area are approved, a 30 MW geothermal power station will be constructed here with an annual production capacity of up to 250 million kilowatts of electricity.

The drilling works are co-financed by the Climate Investment Fund and the government which have provided $9 million and $2 million, respectively. Three wells with a depth of 1500 meters each will be dug. Based on the results, a final assessment of the area’s geothermal resource will be provided.

Accordingly, an international tender will be announced to find investors for the construction of the station, priority will be given to the participant offering the lowest price.

The construction of the plant is estimated at $100 million. It is an environmentally friendly and renewable energetic resource which can turn into a long-term source of electricity production in the event of correct operation.

Source; PanARMENIAN.Net

Breaking News: Turkey Kurdish PKK attack Turkish power station, one soldier killed

August 23, 2015 By administrator

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey – Kurdish militants armed with assault rifles attacked a hydroelectric power station near the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir on Sunday, killing a soldier and wounding three others, security sources said.

The attack, the latest in two months of escalating clashes which have brought a peace process to the brink of collapse, did not disrupt the operations of the plant. Military attack helicopters were searching for the militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) after they fled, the sources said.

Turkey has launched more than 400 air strikes against PKK camps in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey since late July, in what it says is a response to mounting attacks on police officers and soldiers. Ankara, the United States and European Union all consider the PKK a terrorist organization.

Kurdish activists accuse Turkey of launching the military campaign in a bid to stifle Kurdish political gains in Turkey and territorial ambitions in northern Syria, where groups allied to the PKK have been battling Islamic State insurgents. Ankara denies these accusations.

Source: jpost.com