  RA NSC approves new power-generating unit constructionMay 20, 2009 - 20:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan chaired Wednesday a meeting of RA National Security Council, which approved construction of a new power-generating unit in the republic, the RA leader's press office reported. Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources stressed the importance of the measure in the long-term outlook and said the construction will estimate $4-5 billion. The exact figure will be known after all necessary researches are completed. Armenia is planning to build a new power-generating unit with 1000 megawatt capacity. WorleyParsons international consortium won the construction tender on May 12. To attract foreign capital, the Armenian parliament cancelled the state monopoly of new nuclear units. Russia, U.S. and France have already shown interest in the project.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
