  Hydrocarbon fuel to resume Yerevan Thermal Power Plant’s operation February 16, 2012 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By Armenian President’s Serzh Sargsyan’s decree, a decision has been taken to resume operation of Yerevan Thermal Power Plant CJSC through use of new technologies. As Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan told a press conference on Feb 16, modern technologies and hydrocarbon fuel will be used to continue operation of the old power unit. At Feb. 2 sitting Armenian government allowed Hana-Trans Company to extend the payment of VAT for three years in the framework of investment program at AMD 300 mln. The company plans to organize the delivery of coal mined in NKR to Yerevan through railway junction of Vardenis. The coal will be applied as hydrocarbon fuel for electricity production at Yerevan Thermal Power Plant. The investment program stipulates creation of about 50 job vacancies at an average salary of AMD 180 thous.   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 |  Latest news About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation  About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty.Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015.Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |
