ARMENIAN APP TO BE SUSPENDED FOR PLANNED PREVENTIVE REPAIR
AND REFUELING ON SEPTEMBER 15 2005

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, ARMINFO. On September 15 2005 the Armenian APP will
be suspended for planned preventive repair and refueling, Director
General of CJSC “Armenian APP” Gagik Markosyan informs ARMINFO.

He says that the plant will be suspended for 45 days. The EU will
allocate 4 mln EUR for implementation of the project on upgrading the
safety of the plant. On these funds, the APP is to create a system
of automatic chemical control for the first time, as well as to take
a number of other measures. Jointly with the US Energy Department,
a serious work will be carried out to upgrade the safety of the plant,
and the Russian party pledging to provide the necessary fuel to it.

To note, in 2004, the Armenian APP increase electricity generation
by 26% or to 2.4 bln kW/h. This indicator is planned to reach 2.528
bln kW/h in 2005 at the expense of reduction of the suspension term
from the usual 65 to 45 days.