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PREMIER: ARMENIA INTERESTED IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES' PARTICIPATION IN BUILDING NEW NUCLEAR POWER UNIT
ARKA
March 2, 2009
YEREVAN, March 2. /ARKA/. Armenia is interested in neighboring
countries' shared participation in building the new nuclear power unit,
Armenian Premier Tigran Sargsyan told ARKA Agency.
Sargsyan suggested that while establishing general property rights
proportion, certain part will be put in free circulation.
Earlier, the Premier said that Armenia is interested to see Russia
and Turkey participating in the project.
While summarizing the outcome of Armenian delegation's visit to
Moscow, Sargsyan reported that Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural
Resources Armen Movsisyan met with General Director of "Rosatom"
state atomic energy state corporation Sergey Kiriyenko. The sides
clarified the schedule of the measures to be implemented.
Russian partners voiced their interest to participate in the
construction project which is also of benefit to Armenia, the
Premier said.
Armenian Premier also reported that the construction operator will
be known on March 13 after the tender announced is completed.
Armenia is planning to build a new NPP unit with capacity of
approximately 1,000 megawatt costing about $5bln. In 2006 Armenian
Parliament revoked the state monopoly for owning new nuclear power
units in order to attract foreign capital for the project.
ARKA
March 2, 2009
YEREVAN, March 2. /ARKA/. Armenia is interested in neighboring
countries' shared participation in building the new nuclear power unit,
Armenian Premier Tigran Sargsyan told ARKA Agency.
Sargsyan suggested that while establishing general property rights
proportion, certain part will be put in free circulation.
Earlier, the Premier said that Armenia is interested to see Russia
and Turkey participating in the project.
While summarizing the outcome of Armenian delegation's visit to
Moscow, Sargsyan reported that Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural
Resources Armen Movsisyan met with General Director of "Rosatom"
state atomic energy state corporation Sergey Kiriyenko. The sides
clarified the schedule of the measures to be implemented.
Russian partners voiced their interest to participate in the
construction project which is also of benefit to Armenia, the
Premier said.
Armenian Premier also reported that the construction operator will
be known on March 13 after the tender announced is completed.
Armenia is planning to build a new NPP unit with capacity of
approximately 1,000 megawatt costing about $5bln. In 2006 Armenian
Parliament revoked the state monopoly for owning new nuclear power
units in order to attract foreign capital for the project.