Armenia electricity generation grows by 7% in two months of 2016March 22, 2016 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Electricity generation has grown by 7% in the first two months of 2016, Armenia’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources says. According to the report, the nuclear power station, the thermal power and hydropower plants have all registered an upsurge in energy production. In January-February, a total of 1.3 billion kilowatthours (kWh) of electricity has been produced in the country. The nuclear power plant accounts for the greatest part of energy production in Armenia, having generated 459 million kilowatthours (kWh) of electricity in the reporting period. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |