BUILDING ELECTRIC MAIN BETWEEN ARMENIA AND GEORGIA TO START IN NOVEMBER

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.09.2006 17:21 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The building of 600-kV electric main, which will link
energy systems of Georgia and Armenia, will start in late November
and will finish in 2-3 years. According to Deputy Minister of Energy
of Georgia Archil Nikolaishvili, the overall cost of the project is
$50 million, however Georgia will allocate only half of that sum. The
second half will be covered by Armenia. The project aims at enhancing
energy security of the country, reports Gruzia Online.