Small Hydro Power Plants Will Not Be Built At Armenia’s Lake Sevan B

SMALL HYDRO POWER PLANTS WILL NOT BE BUILT AT ARMENIA’S LAKE SEVAN BASIN

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July 19, 2012 | 15:51

YEREVAN. – Overall, the Government of Armenia gave a positive
assessment to the bill on banning the construction of small hydro
power plants (HPPs) at Lake Sevan basin.

This draft law is prepared by MPs Vahagn Makhsudyan (Prosperous Armenia
Party) and Khachik Harutyunyan (coalition Government’s junior member
Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party). And the reasoning behind this
law proposal is as follows:

The Law on Lake Sevan needs an addition to the effect that building
small HPPs will be prohibited at the Lake’s immediate impact zone.

But the Government approved this bill on the sole condition that this
restriction will not include the already licensed small HPPs.

To note, the aforesaid MPs have justified their proposal on the grounds
that Lake Sevan trout’s two preserved subspecies lay their eggs in the
rivers flowing into the Lake, and therefore it is extremely important
to secure the water’s certain qualitative and quantitative conditions
during that period.

From: A. Papazian