ARMENIAN ENERGY MINISTER ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO CONSTRUCTION OF
DEPOSITORY FOR DRY STORAGE OF USED NUCLEAR FUEL AT ARMENIAN NUCLEAR
POWER PLANT
YEREVAN, JANUARY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. In presenting the 2006 annual report,
the RA Minister of Energy Armen Movsisian underlined the importance –
among the implemented measures of program and strategic importance –
of the issue of constructing a depository for dry storage of nuclear
fuel used by the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) CJSC, as well as
the importance of implementation of measures on increasing the ANPP’s
security in cooperation with international donor organizations. The
minister also attached importance to the signing of a tripartite
agreement by Armenia, Iran and Georgia on construction of new 400 kv
electricity transmission lines.
In terms of encouraging the investment policy on energy saving and
renewable energy, the minister indicated the creation of the Energy
Saving and Renewable Energy Fund by the World Bank, the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Cafesjian Foundation
and the establishment of the Small Hydropower Plants Development Fund
with the assistance of KfW Bank (Germany). According to A. Movsisian,
in 2006, construction of Meghri-Kajaran section of the Iran-Armenia
gas pipeline was mainly completed. Gas supply of 78,221 individual
users was either installed or restored in 2006, as a result of which
the total number of users increased to about 443 thousand. 750.35
km of gas distribution lines and 1.17 km of main gas pipelines, as
well as 69 stations of electric and chemical protection were put into
operation again. According to the speaker, the process of improving
the legislative field on energy sector was continued in 2006.