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THE REPUBLIC OFARMENIA

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Structure of the Presentation
 1. Armenia in Brief
 2. National Energy

Strategy 3. Armenian Energy
Sector Overview
 4. Renewable Energy 5. Conclusion

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Armenia in Brief
Country at a Glance:
Official Name:

Republic of Armenia

Head of State:
Capital:President Serzh
Sargsyan
YerevanArea:

29,800 sq. kilometers

Population:

3,3 mln

Currency:

DramIEEJ: August 2012 All Right ReservedGeography
Armenia is the smallest ofthe Caucasus countries,
which is bordered byGeorgia in north, Azerbaijan
in west and southwest,
Turkey and Iran in eastand south consequently.

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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.

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2. 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 andimport/export routs regional integration and cooperation.

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The Energy Strategy of Armenia aims at theresolution 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 of energy efficient technologies
in all branches of economy;

Avoiding methods of importing the primary sources that might expose the security
and economy of Armenia to events political impacts beyond the control of theRepublic of Armenia;

Ensuring the safe operation of the ANPP to time as its energy can be replaced withnew nuclear unit and decommissioning can proceed without unacceptable economicand energy security impacts;

Ensuring sustainable energy supply, based on the principles of sustainable
development and in compliance with the international environmental commitments ofthe Republic of Armenia;

Creation of an electric energy system that is export oriented and generates high addedvalue.

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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
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1.

Currently the energy sectorof Armenia is one of the fulloperational
andcosteffective branches of thecountry’s economy. Armenia
fully covers energy demandin the internal market andexports
electricity
toGeorgia,
aswellas
successfully performs anelectricity exchange with
Iran on mutually beneficialbasis. The installed capacityof the power system ofArmenia is with surplus andis equal to 3238 MW.

Installed Capacities
ANPP

408 MW (2nd unit)

ThermalPower 1888MW
PlantsHydro Power Plants
956 MW

2.

3.

Small HPPs

160 MW

Wind Farm

2,6 MW

Transmission system
220 kV

14 substations

110 kV

119 substations

Distribution system
35 kV
6(10) kV
0.4 kV278 substations

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Nuclear PowerAccording
totheNational
Security
Strategyof
RAdevelopment of thenuclear energy will
insure greater energy
Armenian Nuclear
independenceofPower Plant
Armenia
It is foreseen to construct the1200 MW new unit of nuclear plant up to 2019

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Existing international transmission lines
Name of substation

Country
AzerbaijankVHrazdan HPP – Akstafa

330

Ararat-2 – Babek

220

Ararat-2 – Norashen

110

Agarak – Ordubad

110

Alaverdi – Tbilisi TPP

220

Alaverdi 2/Lalvar – Sadakhlo

110Ashotsk – Ninotsminda

110

Iran I, Iran II

Shinuair – Agarak

220

TurkeyGumri – Kars

220

Azerbaijan(Nakhichevan)Georgia

It is foreseen to construct theArmenia-Georgia 400 kV overhead line in 2013,
Iran-Armenia

400 kV overhead line in 2013.

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4.Renewable Energy Hydro energy Wind Energy Solar Energy Geothermal Energy
 Biomass Energy

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Hydro energy
Existing HPPs in Armenia
 Sevan-Hrazdan HPPs Cascade:556MW / 2320 million kWh Vorotan HPPs Cascade:404MW / 1157 million kWh Dzora HPP:

25MW / 90 million kWh

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It is foreseen to construct the following HPPs
HPP

On Araks River
Meghri HPP /about 140 MW capacity and around 800 million
kWh annual electricity generation/
On Debet River
Shnogh HPP /about 75 MW capacity and 300 million kWh annualelectricity generation/
On Dzoraget RiverLoriberd HPP / about 66 MW capacity –and around 200 million
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Small HPPs in Armenia
There are:
 110 Existing SHPPs
132 MW / 429 million kWh
 64 SHPPs under the construction
152 MW / 548 million kWh

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The first wind power plant inArmenia and in Caucasus
 Lori-1 Wind Power Plant

2,6 MW / 5 million kWh

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Solar Energy The average annual amount of solar energy flow

per square meter of horizontal surface is about1720 kWh/m2(the average European is 1000 kWh/m2)
 One fourth of the country’s territory is endowedwith solar energy resources of 1850 kWh/m2.

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

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Biomass Energy
 Biogas

Solid Waste Landfill Gas Capture and Power
Generation CDM Project in Yerevan- 56000 t CO2emissions/1,4 MW Bioethanol
Project development at the national level: Bioethanol
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5.Conclusion
Utilization of some of the above mentioned measures willallow to maintain 30% of renewable energy production inArmenia, from the total, before 2025.

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Thanks for attention
andWelcome to ARMENIA

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