Armenian nuclear power station increases output in six months

Armenian nuclear power station increases output in six months

Arminfo
6 Jul 05

YEREVAN

The Armenian Nuclear Power Station increased the volume of power
generation by seven per cent in the first six months of 2005 to
1,521,600,000 kWh as compared to 1,421,800,000 kWh in the same period
last year, the general director of the station, Gagik Markosyan, told
Arminfo.

Power supplies to the country’s energy grid increased by eight per
cent to 1,402,000,000 kWh in the reported period as compared to
1,298,000,000 kWh in the same period of last year, he said.

Markosyan said that the nuclear station will be suspended for a
planned preventive repair on 15-20 September 2005.

[Passage omitted: background details on nuclear power station]