Armenian NPP suspends electric power production due to routine maintenanceApril 4, 2011 - 18:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Electric power production was suspended at the second unit of the Armenian NPP on April 3 to start routine maintenance. As per procedures of the NPP, routine maintenance is envisaged to be conducted at the nuke, the press service of the RA Ministry of Energy reported. Maintenance works will be carried out at the energy unit soon, as well as turbine condensers will be cleaned. The nuke will resume its operation at full capacity from April 19. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |