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  • Cascade Capital Holding Lends $15 Million To Armenia For Renewable E

    CASCADE CAPITAL HOLDING LENDS $15 MILLION TO ARMENIA FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

    ARKA
    May 14, 2008

    YEREVAN, May 14. /ARKA/. Cascade Capital Holdings has lent $15 million
    to Armenia over last two years for renewable energy development.

    Jonathan Stark, the general executive director of the holdings, told
    journalists on Wednesday that the money targeted mainly small hydro
    power plants. He said, some 15 credits have been provided over last
    two years and the same number is being considered now.

    Robert Dira, the executive director of Cascade Credit Universal Credit
    Organization, said that three or four organizations will receive the
    money for constructing small hydro power plants.

    He said the terms of redemption range from one to seven years with
    24-month grace period and annual interest rate from eight to 12%.

    Dira said that investments in the small hydro power plant averaged
    $750, 000 to $1.3million for 1 megawatt.

    He said that the amount depends on conditions of the construction
    of the power plant in the certain areas and on the scale of the
    construction.

    He also said that the share of the investors is 15 to 20% of total
    amount, and the remaining money will come from the World Bank and
    Gafeschian Fund.

    Armenia has 61 small 75-megawatt hydro power plants.

    Their annual output is 224 million kilowatt/hour. Other 60 small
    hydro power plants of 145 megawatt generating 517 million are being
    constructed now mainly in provinces of Lori and Syunik.

    Cascade Capital Holdings CJSC was established in 2004 by Gefeschian
    Family Fund. Cascade Bank, Cascade Investments, Cascade Credit
    Universal Credit Organization, Cascade Insurance CJSC, Cascade
    Consultants CJSC are included in Cascade Capital Holdings. -0-
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