Armenia's Minister of Territorial Development and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan, met with the Russian Ambassador to Yerevan Sergey Kopirkin on April 25, the ministry's press service reported.
During the meeting, the parties discussed issues related to the extension of the operational term of the second power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant. This issue is crucial for ensuring the energy security of the country and the region as a whole.
Additionally, infrastructure development, interregional cooperation, and other topics of mutual interest for both countries were on the agenda.
Earlier, BMG reported, Armenia has decided to extend the operation period of its nuclear power plant until 2036.
The Armenian NPP is the only nuclear power plant in the region, built during the Soviet era on the territory of Armenia near the city of Metsamor. It consists of two power units with VVER-440 reactors. The installed thermal capacity of one unit is 1375 MW, the electric capacity is 440 MW.
The operation and maintenance of the NPP are handled by the company "Rosatom." The nuclear fuel for the NPP is uranium, also imported from Russia. In Armenia, there is currently a discussion about the option of building a new NPP not based on Russian, but on Western modular technologies. It is not yet known which option the Government of Armenia will choose.
