ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Nov 10 2006
CONSTRUCTION OF THIRD HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE, CONNECTING
POWER SYSTEMS OF ARMENIA AND IRAN, TO START IN BEGINNING, 2007
It is scheduled that construction of the third high-voltage
transmission line (PTL), which connects the power systems of Armenia
and Iran, will start in the beginning, 2007, RA deputy Energy
Minister, Ara Simonyan, told ArmInfo correspondent.
According to him, a credit Agreement is signed between Armenia and
Iran as of today, as well as a Contractor Agreement. The total amount
of the third PTL construction will make up about 65 mln EURO with
15%-share of Armenia’s co- financing . To note, the Principal of the
third PTL construction is the "High-Voltage Transmission Lines"
Armenian CJSC and the Contractor is the "Sanir" Iranian Company. It
is scheduled that the extension of the third two-chain PTL through
armenia’s territory will make up 300 km and 100 km – through the
territory of Iran. Its transfer capacity will make up 400 MW with
voltage of 220 kV in the RA territory and 230 kV in the Iranian
territory. A Memorandum had been signed in Yerevan on February 12,
2004, on construction of the third power transmission line between
Iran and Armenia. The Energy Minister of Iran, Habibolla Bitaragf,
had informed the journalists then that the construction of three PTL
is called to assure power flows between Iran and Armenia, exchange of
the Armenian power energy by the Iranian gas, as well as repayment
for the rendered engineering-technical services and electric
equipment of Iran by power energy. Two PTL with capacity of 200 MW
each connect Iran and Armenia at present. After construction of the
third line, the transfer capacity between the countries will rise to
800 MW.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
