 Naira Nahapetyan: developing hydroelectric power plants, Armenia can export electricity June 7, 2010 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The hydropower engineering is rapidly developing in Armenia thanks to the correct policy carried out by the government, according to the chairperson of the Union of Small Hydropower Plants. “Armenia is a country with poor natural resources but developing hydroelectric power plants, it can export electricity,” Naira Nahapetyan told journalists in Yerevan. “Presently, small hydropower plants generate 331 mln kwh, what makes 5% of the total amount of electricity processed in the country,” she said.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
