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ARMENIA'S PREMIER: INVESTORS FROM AMERICA, JAPAN AND MIDDLE EAST HAVE SHOWN INTEREST TO THE BUILDING OF A NEW NUCLEAR ENERGY BLOC IN ARMENIA
ARMINFO
Monday, November 26, 12:53
Armenia and Russia have been creating a joint-stock company for the
building of a new nuclear power bloc , Prime Minister of Armenia
Tigran Sargsyan said in an interview with "Interfax" news agency.
He said that the company will be created 50/50. "It means that 50%
will be financed by Russia and 50% - by Armenia. We discussed several
ways of financing of the project. We have got an operator which
has been drawing out the business-model for two years and has been
calculating effectiveness of functioning of the new nuclear power
plant. The operator should also decide the share of investors, how
much they should invest, etc. It is not ruled out that we may revise
the share of our participation and attract private investors to the
building of the plant. Anyway, our Russian counterparts are ready to
discuss this model as well, since we had interesting roposals from
the side of big investors, which have been looking for the spheres
where to invest their capital. For this reason, we do not rule out
this option. We also do not rule out an option of attraction of credit
resources just for this project", - he said.
He also added that according to the programme, the building had
to start in 2014, but the events in Japan after the incident at
Fukushima nuclear power plant took much time. "The world community
started revising their attitude to nuclear power plants. It also
hardened safety rules. For this reason, first, we initiated extra
international test of the functioning plant, secondly, we hardened
requirements to the new blocs, so that to be at 100% confident that
the new bloc fully meets safety standards", - Sargsyan said.
Investors from America, Japan and Middle East have shown interest
to the building of a new nuclear energy bloc in Armenia, he said
and added that they do not negotiate with them at present, as the
intermediaries have been clearing out the details. The possibility
of getting the Russian credit is also watched like one of the ways
for financing of the project, he said. Moreover, they have been also
studying the possibility of getting credit from EurAsian Anti-Crisis
Fund. "We have been discussing all possible options", - prime minister
of Armenia said.
ARMINFO
Monday, November 26, 12:53
Armenia and Russia have been creating a joint-stock company for the
building of a new nuclear power bloc , Prime Minister of Armenia
Tigran Sargsyan said in an interview with "Interfax" news agency.
He said that the company will be created 50/50. "It means that 50%
will be financed by Russia and 50% - by Armenia. We discussed several
ways of financing of the project. We have got an operator which
has been drawing out the business-model for two years and has been
calculating effectiveness of functioning of the new nuclear power
plant. The operator should also decide the share of investors, how
much they should invest, etc. It is not ruled out that we may revise
the share of our participation and attract private investors to the
building of the plant. Anyway, our Russian counterparts are ready to
discuss this model as well, since we had interesting roposals from
the side of big investors, which have been looking for the spheres
where to invest their capital. For this reason, we do not rule out
this option. We also do not rule out an option of attraction of credit
resources just for this project", - he said.
He also added that according to the programme, the building had
to start in 2014, but the events in Japan after the incident at
Fukushima nuclear power plant took much time. "The world community
started revising their attitude to nuclear power plants. It also
hardened safety rules. For this reason, first, we initiated extra
international test of the functioning plant, secondly, we hardened
requirements to the new blocs, so that to be at 100% confident that
the new bloc fully meets safety standards", - Sargsyan said.
Investors from America, Japan and Middle East have shown interest
to the building of a new nuclear energy bloc in Armenia, he said
and added that they do not negotiate with them at present, as the
intermediaries have been clearing out the details. The possibility
of getting the Russian credit is also watched like one of the ways
for financing of the project, he said. Moreover, they have been also
studying the possibility of getting credit from EurAsian Anti-Crisis
Fund. "We have been discussing all possible options", - prime minister
of Armenia said.