  Armenian nuclear plant halts for 60-day maintenance May 14, 2025 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian nuclear power plant will suspend operations for 60 days starting at midnight on May 15 due to planned maintenance, announced the plant's First Deputy Director General Movses Vardanyan during a visit by Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin. This maintenance period will exceed the standard schedule by 15 days, as in addition to routine servicing, the plant will replace the automation systems of the turbine department, as well as the protection systems of its generators and transformers. Furthermore, the emergency shutdown system for low-voltage circuits (6 and 0.4 kV) will also be replaced, according to Sputnik Armenia. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant provides nearly one-third of Armenia’s electricity. In 2024, it generated over 2.7 billion kWh of power.   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 |  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. |
