RA GOVERNMENT SUSPENDED MEGHRI HPP CONSTRUCTION
News.am
17:01 / 08/20/2009
At today’s session Armenian Government made a decision to cancel the
construction of Meghri Hydropower Plant (HPP) on Armenia-Iran border
(across Arax River), governmental Press Service informed NEWS.am.
Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan
stated that change of HPP construction terms is a direct necessity
due to "no Government formed in Iran at the moment, thus we are unable
to cooperate with Iranian side".
Armenian-Iranian project to construct two high power HPPs in South
Caucasus. From Armenian side the plant will be located in Meghri,
from Iranian – in Karachilar.
Each station to generate 800mln kW/h electricity a year.
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