Energy-saving outdoor lighting system reaches Armenia's rural areasNovember 28, 2016 - 17:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The village of Martiros has a history of more than 700 years. The border community which boasts a host of historical and cultural assets, has been left with dark streets since 1990. In framework of the Alternative Energy project, collaboratively implemented by the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) and VivaCell-MTS, an outdoor lighting system with 52 LED street lights has been installed along some 1,716 m long area. VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian, FPWC Founder Ruben Khachatryan, head of Zaritap community Simon Babayan and community residents attended the launch of the modern system. The use of environmentally friendly and energy saving LED lamps are cost-efficient especially for villages with a limited budget. LED lamps are more productive and can reduce the community's outdoor lighting costs by up to 80%. “Border villages remain in the focus of our partners’ and our attention. We do our best to solve the problems, often opting for a stage-by-stage settlement. The flexibility of this program allows for serving to the needs of our compatriots in various communities. This year, the energy-saving system has been implemented in six villages of Vayots Dzor province,” said Yirikian. The lamps will lighten the streets of Martiros community from 9:00pm to midnight in summer, from 6:00pm to 11:00pm in winter, and all night long during holidays. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |