 10% of Armenia-produced energy will be atomic in 2020 April 26, 2011 - 18:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2020, approx. 10% of Armenia-produced energy will be atomic. As deputy director of Noravank Foundation Sevak Sarukhanyan stated at a Yerevan-hosted discussion on atomic energetics, energy production in Armenia is increasing, with a possibility of reaching 4000 megawatt (current production capacity 2200 megawatt). The exert forecasted the maximum of 2000 megawatt energy consumption on 2025 in Armenia, further noting that to improve its financial perspectives Armenia might need to consider energy export to neighboring countries in case of normalization of ties. As the expert noted, because of economy growth and slump in coalmining, Turkey will have to compensate the lack of its energy needs through energy import.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
