MODERNIZATION OF 5TH POWER UNIT OF HRAZDAN THERMAL POWER PLANT UNDER WAY

Noyan Tapan
Nov 3, 2009

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Under conditions of the financial
crisis, ArmRusgazprom CJSC is continuing the project on modernization
of 5th power unit of the Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant. The necessary
esquipment is being imported into Armenia and transported to the
building site.

The press service of the company reported that a transformer with
a capacity of 40 thousand kilovars, which was purchased from the
Zaporozhye Plant, has been brought to Hrazdan 5 on October 30. Another
transformer with a capacity of 200 thousand kilovars has reached the
Gyumri railway station and will be delivered soon to Hrazdan 5. The
delivery of other equipment is proceeding by the schedule.

About 376 million USD was invested in 2006-2009 for construction and
modernization of the 5th unit of Hrazdan TPP, including 248.8 million
USD for the purchase of property. Equipment involving unprecedented
technical solutions is being imported and assembled for the plant’s
reconstruction, which will make it unique not only in the region,
but also in the world.

The work at the 5th power unit is scheduled to finish in 2010, after
which ArmRusgazprom plans to export power.