Armenian nuclear plant produces record levels of electric power in 2004
Arminfo
26 Jan 05
YEREVAN
The Armenian nuclear power plant produced record levels of electric
power in 2004 since its reopening in 1995 – 2.4bn kWh, the general
director of plant, Gagik Markosyan, has told Arminfo.
He said that 2.2bn kWh of electric power were released into the
grid. This record level was achieved thanks to the timely supply of
fuel to the station and to its timely re-opening after major repairs
in October last year. In addition, Markosyan noted that the high level
of output was due to optimisation of labour at the plant and to the
reduction of power loss.
The general director went on to say that during the current year, the
nuclear power plant’s projected power output would be 2.52bn kWh of
electric power. This rate of production will be ensured by reducing
the amount of time production is halted by repairs and refuelling to
45 days, plus 10 days for the major repair of one of the turbines. The
general director of the power plant said that in 2004, the plant’s
output accounted for 44 per cent of the overall electric energy
production in Armenia.
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