Energy in Armenia
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Energy in Armenia is mostly from natural gas. Armenia has no proven reserves of oil or natural gas and currently imports most of its gas from Russia. The Iran-Armenia Natural Gas Pipeline has the capa
Armenia's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in Yerevan's Republic Square
Headquarters of Gazprom Armenia in Yerevan's Kanakerr district
Cooling towers of the Metsamor NPP
Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant
Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
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The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, also known as the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, is the only nuclear power plant in the South Caucasus, located 36 kilometers west of Yerevan in Armenia.
Energy in Armenia
…electrical energy sector has had a surplus capacity ever since emerging from a severe post-Soviet crisis in the mid-1990s, thanks to the reopening of the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, which was built in 1979 and supplies over 40% of the country's electricity. Armenia has plans to build a new nuclear power plant in order to replace…
Metsamor NPP aerial view 1 cropped
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano visiting the control room in 2019
An aerial view