He said that with this project the government of Armenia is reaffirming its commitment to expand the renewable energy sector, in accordance to which the country plans to build up to 1000MW solar power plants, aiming to have a 15% solar power plant energy production in the entire energy production by 2030.
‘We attach great importance to cooperation with Masdar, because the company has big experience in renewable energy, as well as green technologies,” Tadevosyan added.
Ayg-1 is planned to be commissioned in 2025.
“This is just the beginning, because Masdar has already expressed interest to build a similar-capacity solar power plant in Armenia, and we already have a preliminary agreement,” Tadevosyan added.
Aside from the EIA works, archaeologists are working in the area to map and classify all archeological sites nearby in order to safeguard the historical-cultural legacy from any harm.
Boris Gasparyan, a scientist at the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography working on site,...
