 General Electric to spend €19 mln on Yerevan TPP modernization August 7, 2018 - 18:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - General Electric will spend €18.8 million on a project designed to upgrade the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant, the Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia said on Monday, August 6. According to the ministry, the modernization activities are aimed at increasing the efficiency and reliability of the plant. The modernization includes renovation of the gas turbine and he MXL-2 air compressor, and is expected to increase the plant's capacity by 7 MW to 227 MW from the current 220 MW, and the specific fuel consumption will decrease from 258.1 g / kWh to 252.8 g / kWh, the efficiency of the power unit will increase by 1%, and the useful generation of electricity by 59.5 million kWh. The Yerevan TPP was commissioned in 1965 and has not undergone major repairs since. It provides electricity to more than 1 million subscribers, generating 20% of the total electricity produced in the country.   Top stories 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. 938 Russian citizens have registered in Armenia as private entrepreneurs between February 24 and March 22   Partner news |  Latest news ICRC could resume aid deliveries from Armenia to Karabakh, says Baku  Azerbaijani authorities say “conditions are being created” for the ICRC to transport aid from Armenia to Karabakh.Former ICC chief prosecutor calls for stoping Armenian genocide of 2023 Former ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo has warned that the world has the responsibility to stop the Armenian genocide of 2023, which is happening in Nagorno-Karabakh.Karabakh authorities deny Azerbaijanis have entered capital Conflicting news are coming from Karabakh about the presence of Azerbaijani troops in the outskirts of Stepanakert.Blinken: Azerbaijan’s military actions run counter to peace efforts U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Azerbaijan’s military actions are unacceptable. |
