1. Hasmik Manukyan
C.I.F.E M.A.E.I.S Anglophone Branch
hasmikmanoukyan@yahoo.com
-2013-

2. Summary
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 Energy Sector Review
 Regional Integration
 Armenia and Central Asia
 Energy Production in Armenia
 Renewable Energy in Armenia
 Nuclear power energy
 Wind Energy in Armenia
 Solar Energy in Armenia
 Hydro Energy in Armenia

3. ARMENIA
 Parliamentary Republic
• Population - approx. 3.2 million
• Capital - Yerevan (1.25 million)
• Total area is 29740 sq. km
• Religion - Christianity
• Borders with Turkey, Iran,
Republics of Georgia & Azerbaijan
 Without sea coastline
• Average height - 1800 m
• Uppermost - 4090 m. (Aragats)
• Lowest -360 m. (Ararat Valley)
• Lake Sevan, a vast mountain
lake, extends on almost 5% of
Armenia's surface area & is about
2,000 meters above sea level.

4. ENERGY SECTOR REVIEW
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Energy Sector Development Strategy was adopted by RA
Government in 2007.
• Energy sector is one of the most developed sectors of economy in
Armenia with qualified specialists,
• The Armenian energy sector was and is developing as a regional
center of energy,
• Armenia has a significant practices in design, construction, operation
and maintenance of nuclear, thermal and hydro stations, and of parallel
work with integrated energy system.
Four Pillars of Armenian National energy strategy
• Utilization of renewable energy sources and improving energy
efficiency;
• Development of nuclear energy;
• Diversification of primary energy resources and import/export routs;
• Regional integration and cooperation

5. REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Primary activities in the area of regional cooperation and
diversification of energy resource supplies include:
 Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, provides an alternative gas import route;
 Expansion and modernization of underground gas storage;
 Iranian-Armenian HPP- Meghri Hydro-Electric Power Plant
(HPP) using the potential of the Araks River on the Iran-Armenia
border;
 Implementation of parallel operation with multinational energy
systems (such as CIS or Black Sea Economic Cooperation.);
 Development of regional markets for electric energy and capacity.
Participation in Regional Energy Programs
 European Energy Charter
 Black Sea Economic Cooperation
 Energy Council of CIS
 Regional Projects: WB, Tacis, USAID, INOGATE, EBRD, UNDP, OPET.

6. ARMENIA & CENTRAL ASIA
 Armenia along with Tajikistan from Central Asia, are among the
first 50 developing countries to sign up to the new UN Global
Sustainable Energy For All initiative, committing them to work
towards the initiative’s goals for 2030.
 Armenia is the country most integrated in the Moscow-led
regional organizations that unite the Central Asian countries,
however with limited bilateral energy, trade, political relations
with Central Asia countries.
 Armenia’s isolation and closed borders with two out of its four
neighboring countries has implications for its integration and
cooperation with Central Asian countries.
 Countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia can be divided into
energy-rich countries, transit countries and countries with no
involvement in either energy or transit (Armenia is classified in
the third group).

7. Energy Production in Armenia
 Nuclear power 30-40%
 Hydroelectric plants 20-35%
 Thermal power plants 30-35%
 Wind, Solar Power 0.1-0.2%

8. Nuclear Power Energy in Armenia
 Armenia has relied heavily on nuclear power since
1976.
 It has one reactor in operation and the government
has approved a joint venture to build another by 2018.
 Armenia depends primarily on three types of power
generation—thermal, hydro, and nuclear. Nuclear
power is primarily used to cover baseload
consumption.
Nuclear power energy strategy
 Continuous enhancement of the safety level of the
Armenia’s existing NPP
 Development of new nuclear unit(s) based on modern
technology

9. Nuclear Power Plant and Nuclear Fuel
• Installed capacity equals 815 MW
• Average output amounts to 2.0
billion kW.h of electric power per
year
• Generates more than 40% of the
electric power produced in
Armenia
• The main consumer is Armenian
power market
• In 1989 the Armenian NPP was
shut down due to pressure from
environmental groups and safety
concerns following the 1988
earthquake
• In 1995 NPP was reopened in
order to resolve its energy
shortages.
• As of today, one of the two blocks
of the plant is under operation.

10. Renewable Energy in Armenia
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Why renewable energy is of great
importance for Armenia?
Absence of own fossil resources
Geopolitical situation
Solar and wind resources
Scientific potential
Environmental degradation

11. Wind Energy in Armenia
 economically viable capacity for wind energy is
comparable with nuclear
 wind energy development in Armenia is in its
infancy
 generated wind energy in Armenia in 2006
formed only 0.1% from total produced energy
 wind resources in Armenia allow to generate as
much as 10% of electricity in this way
 several prospective sites where wind farms could
be erected are already defined
First Wind Power Plant in Armenia and
Transcaucasia: “Lori - 1” : 2.6 MW / 5 mln.
kW/h

12. Armenia Wind Resource Map (Source: 3Tier)

13. Solar Energy in Armenia
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Armenia has sufficient solar energy resources
 Solar energy generation capacity in Armenia is
currently around 650 MW, but estimates for future
capacity are as high as 3,500 MW.
 In Yerevan one square meter of land receives about
1,700 kWh of sun power annually, which is 70% more
that in Europe.

14. Hydro Energy in Armenia
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The only main indigenous energy resource in
Armenia
Installed capacity - around 1000 megawatt
Hydro power generates 20%-35% of
Armenia’s energy needs.
Mainly provided by the Sevan-Hrazdan and
Vorotan cascades
Lake Sevan is the greatest lake of
Transcaucasus Region and one of the greatest
freshwater high-mountain lakes of Eurasia.

15. Web links for additional information
Public Services Regulatory Commission of the
Republic of Armenia
www.psrc.am
The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
www.minenergy.am
Climate Change Information Center
www.nature-ic.am
Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy
Efficiency Fund
www.r2e2.am
www.renewableenergyarmenia.am

16. THANK YOU !