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  • Construction Of Meghri Hydropower Plant May Kick Off In Early 2010:

    CONSTRUCTION OF MEGHRI HYDROPOWER PLANT MAY KICK OFF IN EARLY 2010: MINISTER

    ARKA
    November 18, 2009
    Yerevan

    YEREVAN, November 18, /ARKA/. In interview with Russian RIA Novosti
    news agency Armenian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen
    Movsisyan said construction of a hydro power plant near the town of
    Meghri, on the River of Arax, separating Armenia from Iran, could be
    started in early 2010.

    He said the final documents to this end are expected to be signed
    later this year during a recurrent meeting of Armenian-Iranian
    intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation.

    In 2007 Armenia and Iran agreed to build two hydropower plants on
    the border river of Arax each with 140 megawatt capacity. The cost
    of the Armenian plant is estimated at $240 million.

    On the Armenian side the plant will be near the town of Meghri and
    on the Iranian side near the town of Karachilar. Each will have the
    capacity to produce 800 million KWh of power annually.

    The minister said construction of the hydropower plant is one of
    three major energy projects envisaged by an agreement signed by both
    countries during Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan's visit to Iran.

    According to the minister, construction of the plant will be funded
    by the Iranian side, while the Armenian side will repay by supplying
    electrical power to Iran. He said construction of the plant, originally
    planned for mid 2009, was postponed because of the political situation
    in Iran following its presidential election.

    The projected capacity of the hydropower plant is 130-140 megawatt
    which will allow to produce annually about 850 million kWh electricity.
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