Tigran Sargsyan participates in ceremony of project completion on modernization of substationsNovember 23, 2010 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 23, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, accompanied by OJSC INTER RAO UES Management Board Chairman Boris Kovalchuk and Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC Director General Yevgeni Gladunchik, participated in a ceremony of completion of the project on reconstruction of 17 substations. Tigran Sargsyan expressed hope that the investments to the project will be justified, as a result of which there will be a high reliability of electric power supply in Armenia. “It is a large-scale program, which is aimed at securing uninterrupted electric power supply to the country’s consumers,” Boris Kovalchuk said in his welcoming speech. According to him, the total cost of the project amounted to $50mln, including $35mln allocated by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. The rest was provided from funds of Electric Networks of Armenia. The works were carried out by a Chinese company, which won the tender. The program implementation will lead to reduction of technical losses and exploitation costs. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |