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ARMENIAN NPP TO BE STOPPED FOR SCHEDULED CAPITAL REPAIR IN 2008
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Dec 24 2007
YEREVAN, December 24. /ARKA/. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
will be stopped for scheduled capital repair in 2008, Armenia's
Minister of Energy Armen Movsisian told journalists.
The repair works are to be completed in three-month period by November
2008 to ensure proper operation of the plant within the country's
energy system in the winter period, the Minister said.
He said that the country itself is going to carry out the capital
repair works with assistance of technical experts from Slovakia and
Check Republic, particularly "Scoda" company that has participated
in similar projects in Armenia.
He also pointed out that annual output of the Armenian NPP reaches
2.5-2.7bln kilowatt-hour, which is about 40-50% of the overall power
production in Armenia.
The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) was commissioned in 1976
(the second unit - in 1980).Currently only the second unit operates
providing 40-50% of the overall power produced in Armenia.
In September 2003, the financial flows of Armenian NPP were transferred
to trust management of INTER RAO EES Closed Joint Stock Company -
the daughter enterprise of RAO "EES Russia" (60% of the shares) and
"Rosenergoatom" concern (40%). According to experts, the plant can
operate till 2016.
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Dec 24 2007
YEREVAN, December 24. /ARKA/. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
will be stopped for scheduled capital repair in 2008, Armenia's
Minister of Energy Armen Movsisian told journalists.
The repair works are to be completed in three-month period by November
2008 to ensure proper operation of the plant within the country's
energy system in the winter period, the Minister said.
He said that the country itself is going to carry out the capital
repair works with assistance of technical experts from Slovakia and
Check Republic, particularly "Scoda" company that has participated
in similar projects in Armenia.
He also pointed out that annual output of the Armenian NPP reaches
2.5-2.7bln kilowatt-hour, which is about 40-50% of the overall power
production in Armenia.
The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) was commissioned in 1976
(the second unit - in 1980).Currently only the second unit operates
providing 40-50% of the overall power produced in Armenia.
In September 2003, the financial flows of Armenian NPP were transferred
to trust management of INTER RAO EES Closed Joint Stock Company -
the daughter enterprise of RAO "EES Russia" (60% of the shares) and
"Rosenergoatom" concern (40%). According to experts, the plant can
operate till 2016.