WORLD’S FIRST PLANT FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF SOLAR ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CAN BE CONSTRUCTED IN ARMENIA
/ARKA/
AUGUST 19, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, August 19. / ARKA /. World’s first plant for mass production
of solar engineering equipment and systems can be constructed in
Armenia by the end of 2011, Vahan Hamazaspian, head of Solar Technology
Program, said today.
Speaking at a news conference he said mass use of solar systems can
improve the country’s energy security, reduce the amount of natural
gas and electricity consumption.
“The first plant is planned to be set up in the town of Spitak in
northern province of Lori, and once it is built, its subsidiaries
may be constructed in different countries,’ he said adding that the
plant will have the capacity to manufacture up to 1000 units of solar
systems per day.
“The investments required for the commissioning of the plant that will
be located in the premises of a former elevator building factory is
$8 million,” he said.
According to him, the negotiations on funding the project are underway
with Green Cross International.
Mr. Hamazaspian said the project’s initiators have already designed
many systems, including solar systems of DVH Series with a 5.3 kW
capacity, and systems with a thermal output of 32-65 kW, which can
be used to heat water, houses, residential areas, agricultural goods
processing plants.
He said solar systems that will be manufactured at the factory
with a capacity of 32 kW and operation life of 150 years will be
able to meet the demand for electricity of 350 farms in Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh.
Speaking about the cost of the finished products, he said a 5 kW
solar system will cost $400-$500.
“For farming systems we have designed systems with 32 kW capacity,
which will heat a house with about 340 square meters and a 5 kW system
will be used to heat water,” he said.
But according to Hamazaspian, the Armenian authorities are very
passive in promoting this project.
“We have no problems with financing, but we would like the government
to support us through its programs,” – he said, adding that foreign
investors can not fund a project that does not receive government
approval.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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