IEEJ : July 2013

REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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Cross-stone

Energy Policy B/23 June-13 July, 2013 – JICA/

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resourcesof The Republic of Armenia

Greets all participants of “Energy Policy B’’
training program and wishes fruitful and effective work!

Structure of the Presentation
1. Armenia in Brief
 2. Armenian Energy
Sector Overview
 3. National Energy
Strategy 4. National Goals inRenewable 5. ConclusionGeography
Armenia is the smallest ofthe Caucasus countries,
which has borders withGeorgia in the north,
Azerbaijan in the west
and the southwest,
Turkey and Iran in the eastand the south consequently.

1. Armenia in Brief
Country at a Glance:
Official Name:
Capital:Major Cities:

Republic of Armenia
YerevanGyumri, Vanadzor,
Hrazdan,Head of State:
Head ofGovernment:

President Serzh Sargsyan

National
Legislative body:
Area:
Population:
Currency:

Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan
National Assembly
29,800 sq. kilometers
3,3 mln
DramRepublic of Armenia
The Republic of Armenia is situated in thesouthern part of the Caucasus between
watersheds of middle streams of the Araks
and Kura Rivers. The territory of theRepublic is 29.8 thousand sq. kilometers.
It occupies the southeastern part of a vast
highland area known as the ArmenianUpland, which is located within the AlpineHimalayan mountain system. The Armenianlandscape is very picturesque and rich innumerous cultural monuments, such as rockdrawings, cave towns, excavations ofancient cities and Paleolithic settlements,
remnants of the most ancient observatories
and metallurgical centers, creations of oldand Medieval Armenian masters (temples,cloisters and fortresses) and modern
architectural ensembles. This is all reflectedin various guidebooks for the numerous
tourists who visit Armenia. Armenia has
every reason to be considered a museum inthe open air.

The Republic of Armenia
Population: 3.3 mln.
Land: 29 thousand square km
GDP - real growth rate: more than
7.2% in average for last 2012 years
GDP - per capita (PPP): $3269

2. POWER SECTOROVERVIEWREVIEW OF THE ENERGY SECTOR• Energy is the most developed sector inArmenia with qualified specialists• The Armenian energy sector was and isdeveloping as a regional centre of energy• We have significant experience in design,
construction, operation and maintenance ofnuclear, thermal and hydro stations, and ofparallel work with integrated energy system

Functional Structure of Armenian
Energy system
Policy andStrategy

GOVERNMENT OF RA
Ministry of Energy

Dispatching

Operator of the system

Registration of commercial
flows of energy
Generation
Transmission

Distribution

Consumption

Licensing and tariffs

Settling center
ANPP

TPP

HPP

Renewable

High voltages network

Electrical network

Consumers

Import /Export

PublicServices
Regulatory
Commission
РАPOWER SECTOR OF RA1.

2.

3.

Installed Capacities
ANPP

408 MW (2nd unit)

Thermal Power Plants

2476 MW

Hydro Power Plants

989 MW

Small HPPs

218 MW

Wind Farm

2,6 MW

Transmission system
220 kV1323 km

14 substations

110 kV3169 km

119 substations

Distribution system
35 kV2675 km278 substations

6(10) kV

9740 km overhead and 4955 km cable lines

0.4 kV

13570 km overhead and 2160 km cable linesCurrently the energy sector ofArmenia is one of the fulloperational and cost-effective
branches of the country’s
economy. Armenia fully covers
energy demand in the internalmarket and exports electricity toGeorgia, as well as successfully
performs an electricity exchangewith Iran on mutually beneficial
basis. The installed capacity of thepower system of Armenia is withsurplus and is equal to 4091 MW,from which the 2520 MW is utilized.

Basic Capacity, Generation andConsumption Data
2011

2012

Installed capacity of power plants, МW

ThermalNuclear

2476
408

2476
408

Hydro

1146,4

1207

Total

4030

4091

Thermal

2.3

3.4

Nuclear

2,4

2,3

Hydro

2.5

2.4

Total

7.2

8.1

7.2

8.1

Yearly generation, billion kWhAnnual consumption, billion kWh

Imports, billion kWh

0.99
Exports, billion kWh

1.5

Main generators
No.

Electric power plants

Installed capacity(MW)

Thermal power plants

Main actors ;Transmission system operator“The Electric Power SystemOperator” CJSC plays the role of atransmission system operator.

1

Hrazdan TPP

1590

2

Yerevan TPP

790

3

Vanadzor TPP

96

Nuclear power plants
1

Other actors:
CSC “Armenian electric networks”
CJSC – distribution company,
generating entities including“Armenian NPP” CJSC, “Hrazdan
TPP” CJSC, “Yerevan TPP” CJSC,“Vorotan Cascade of HPPs” CJSC,“International energy corporation”
CJSC,“HV electric network” CJSC –transmission company,“The Settlement Center” CJSC.

Armenian NPP

408

Hydro power plants
1Spandarian HPP

76

2Shamb HPP

171

3Tatev HPP

158

4Sevan HPP

34

5Hrazdan HPP

82

6Argel HPP

224

7Arzni HPP

70

8Kanaker HPP

102

9Yerevan HPP

44

10Dzora HPP

26

Transmission network and system issues
Status of international interconnections
Existing international transmission linesCountry

Name of substation

Voltage(kV)

Length(km)Transmissioncapacity(MVA)

Hrazdan HPP – Akstafa

330

108400Ararat-2 – Babek

220

99.6

250

Ararat-2 – Norashen

110

9885

Agarak – Ordubad

110

3085

Alaverdi – Tbilisi TPP

220

63.4

245

Alaverdi 2/Lalvar –Sadakhlo

110

26.88

80

Ashotsk – Ninotsminda

110

35,880NKR Goris – Shushi

110

5885

Iran I

Shinuair – Agarak

220

189.2

250

Iran II

Shinuair – Agarak

220

166,92

250

TurkeyGumri – Kars

220

9.5

340

Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan(Nakhichevan)GeorgiaPRINCIPAL GAS PIPELINES IN ARMENIA3.The Energy Strategy of Armenia aims atthe resolution of the following primary
problemsProviding reliable energy supply at low rates to satisfy the fundamental
needs of all customers, while enhancing energy conservation, input ofenergy efficient technologies in all branches of economy;
Avoiding methods of importing the primary sources that might expose thesecurity and economy of Armenia and which are beyond the control of theRepublic of Armenia;
Ensuring the safe operation of the ANPP in time as its energy can bereplaced with new nuclear unit and decommissioning can proceed without
unacceptable economic and energy security impacts;
Ensuring sustainable energy supply, based on the principles of sustainable
development and in compliance with the international environmental
commitments of the Republic of Armenia;
Creation of an electric energy system that is export oriented and generates
high added value.

According to “Action Plan for the Ministry of Energyof the Republic of Armenia Stipulated by theProvisions of the National Security Strategies ofthe Republic of Armenia” it’s foreseen to construct:

271 MW combined cycle energy unit of Yerevan TPP – by loan of
JBIC in 2011; /was constructed/
440 MW Hrazdan-5 unit of Hrazdan TPP – by means of “Gasprom”
in 2010; /was constructed/
small HPPs with nominal total capacity of 260 MW and with total
annual production - 600 mln kWh till 2025;
140 MW Meghri HPP with annual production about 800 mln kWh till
2015; /is being constructed/
60 MW Loriberd HPP with annual production about 200 mln kWh till2015;
75 MW Shnogh HPP with annual production about 300 mln kWh till2015;
1060 MW new unit of nuclear plant with annual production about
7,5 bln kWh till 2020
Armenia-Georgia 400 kV overhead line 2014, /is being constructed/
Iran-Armenia 400 kV overhead line in 2014.

The following four Pillars areidentified in National Energy
Strategy:development of nuclear energyfull and sound utilization of renewable energy
sources, improving of energy efficiency

diversification of primary energy resources
and import/export routs

regional integration and cooperation.

Renewable Energy

It is foreseen the construction of the following HPPs:

Armenia has significant renewable energy resources, utilization of which will makeavailable to cover 30% of electricity demand in 2025 (not including the potential ofgeothermal energy, solar energy direct transformations and production of electricity
from biogas).

HPP

Information about course of affairs

On Araks River
Meghri HPP /about 140 MW capacity
and around 800 million kWhannual electricity generation/

The project on construction of hydro power plant is being realized
realized
together with Islamic Republic of Iran /IRI/.
The Feasibility Study for Meghri HPP is completed.
Negotiations are carrying out for clarification of financial
schemes for construction of Meghri HPP.

Technical design, which was done by ArmhydroenergyprojectOn Debet River
Institute in 1966, was updated in 1993. The Ministry ofShnogh HPP /about 75 MW capacity
Energy and Natural Resources of the RA is conducted
and 300 million kWh annual
negotiations to arrange elaboration of the Feasibility Studyelectricity generation/
for construction of Shnogh HPP by the assistance of WorldBank.

On Dzoraget River
Loriberd HPP / about 66 MW capacity –and around 200 million kWhannual electricity generation /The Feasibility Study was elaborated by Fichtner company within
the framework of European Union /TACIS/ 20032003-2004
programme.
programme.
In February 2007 Fichtner company updated the FS. In the resultof implemented cost estimation the increase of prices on
15% was registered compared with 2004.
In general increase of prices resulted from increase of prices ononequipment. The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resourcesof the RA is conducted negotiations for construction ofLoriberd HPP by the assistance of World Bank..

Renewable energy resources inArmenia under the current
developments
SolarEnergy

HydroenergyGeothermal
EnergyRenewable
EnergyWindEnergy

Biomass
EnergyHydro energy
Existing HPPs in Armenia Sevan-Hrazdan HPPs Cascade:559MW / 2320 million kWh Vorotan HPPs Cascade:404MW / 1157 million kWh Dzora HPP:

26MW / 90 million kWhSmall HPPs inArmenia

There are:
137 Existing SHPPs
218 MW / 650 million kWh
 77 SHPPs under the construction
164 MW / 585 million kWhWind Energy
The first wind power plant inArmenia and in Caucasus


Lori-1 Wind Power Plant
2,6 MW / 5 million kWh

Solar Energy The average annual amount of solar

energy flow per square meter of horizontal
surface is about 1720 kWh/m2(the average European is 1000 kWh/m2)
 One fourth of the country’s territory isendowed with solar energy resources of1850 kWh/m2.

Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy
sources Projects under the development:- Jermaghbyur: 20-25 atmospherepressure 250oC/2500-3000 meter in
depth/25 MW- Gridzor and Qarqar: geological andgeophysical explorations
 Investigation of other perspective sites

Biomass EnergyBiogasSolid Waste Landfill Gas Capture and Power
Generation CDM Project in Yerevan- 56000 t
CO2 emissions/1,4 MWBioethanol
Project development at the national level:
Bioethanol Production, Potential Utilization andPerspectives in Armenia-7000-14000 t/annually5.Conclusion
Utilization of some of the above mentioned
measures will allow to maintain 30% of
renewable electricity production in Armenia,
from the total, before 2025.

Thanks for attention
andWelcome to ARMENIA

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