Vanadzor-1 Power Plant to be put into operation in 2010

Director of the Northern Branch of the Armenian High-Voltage Networks company, Gevorg Gevorkyan, has presented today last developing in the process of reconstruction of Vanadzor-1 Power Plant.

“Age-worn equipment is supplanted by European-made components providing the population and industrial consumers with the certain electric power supply. The Vanadzor-1 Power Plant provides with electricity the most part of Vanadzor town,” he said.

“Accidents happen, but not often, while after the modernization works neither accident will happen, and the losses will be brought to a minimum,” he added.

The Vanadzor-1 Power Plan will be put into operation in 2010 September. Its renovation begun in June, this year, and are funded by KfW Bank. The reconstruction is carried out by Simens Company with assistance of Areva and ABB companies.

Armenian High-Voltage Networks Company has 14 power plants. Next year the company intends to begin reconstruction of Gyumri Power Plant which will provide Turkey with electricity.

In 2003 the fully restored with funding from KfW Bank the Vanadzor-2 Power Plant was put into operation. It will run at least 30 years on without any system failures, according to Gevorg Gevorkyan. The Vanadzor-2 Power Plant provides Georgia with electricity, but it is for two years as the terms of the contract with Georgia has expired and not resigned yet.