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MINISTRY OF ENERGY: OUR ELECTRIC NETWORK IS OLD
The minister of energy and natural resources Armen Movsisyan commented
on the power outage in Armenia on Saturday.
The minister explained the technical aspect of the issue. He added
that there is nothing extraordinary because the Nuclear Power Plant is
undergoing maintenance and refueling while a technical issue occurred
with the Iranian side.
"Since the Iranian network is stronger unlike ours, the Iranian side
resolved the issue in two minutes. It took 3-3.5 hours to restore
fully electricity supply. A commission of experts has been set up to
discuss and see what measures should be taken to minimize risks.
Energy security requires huge expenses," Armen Movsisyan said, noting
that the problem was fixed right away which means that everything is
regulated in our system yet force majeure is possible.
"Our network is old, it takes time to make investments," he said.
14:00 04/11/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/31234
The minister of energy and natural resources Armen Movsisyan commented
on the power outage in Armenia on Saturday.
The minister explained the technical aspect of the issue. He added
that there is nothing extraordinary because the Nuclear Power Plant is
undergoing maintenance and refueling while a technical issue occurred
with the Iranian side.
"Since the Iranian network is stronger unlike ours, the Iranian side
resolved the issue in two minutes. It took 3-3.5 hours to restore
fully electricity supply. A commission of experts has been set up to
discuss and see what measures should be taken to minimize risks.
Energy security requires huge expenses," Armen Movsisyan said, noting
that the problem was fixed right away which means that everything is
regulated in our system yet force majeure is possible.
"Our network is old, it takes time to make investments," he said.
14:00 04/11/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/31234