ArmInfo. The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of Armenia and the Rosatom State Atomiб Energy Corporation signed a protocol providing for the establishment of an Armenian-Russian working group to deepen strategic partnership in both nuclear and non-nuclear energy.
This became known following the meeting of Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of the Republic of Armenia Gnel Sanosyan with Deputy Director General of the Rosatom State Corporation Nikolay Spassky, who arrived in Armenia on a working visit. According to the official statement of the Ministry, during the meeting, the participants discussed in detail the comprehensive program of Armenian-Russian cooperation in the field of energy and non-energy projects, signed on April 19, 2022.
The results of the discussions held in the Ministry and the agreements reached were presented during the meeting with RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan. The Deputy Prime Minister noted the importance of cooperation with the Rosatom State Corporation and discussed with the participants of the meeting the progress of joint work.
It should be noted that earlier ArmInfo, referring to a conversation with adviser to the General Director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) Hero Sevikyan, reported that Nikolay Spassky was negotiating with the country's authorities on the construction of a new nuclear power unit with a capacity of 1 thousand megawatts in Armenia. The adviser added that by 2024 the Armenian side should sign a corresponding agreement. The Armenian nuclear power plant, the only one in the South Caucasus region, is located near the city of Metsamor, about 30 km west of Yerevan. The station is traditionally one of the main sources of electricity in the country, annually generating up to 40% of all electricity in Armenia at one of the lowest tariffs.
