Renewable Energy profile

of the Republic of Armenia

Areg Barseghyan
Sr. Country Coordination Officer
Armenia Resident Mission
Asian Development Bank
June 2010, Manila, Clean Energy Forum

Data form Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia

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The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily represent those of the Asian Development Bank.
 Republic of Armenia
general data

Capital:
Yerevan
Area:
29.8 th. sq. km
Population:
3.2 mln.
Installed Power
Capacity 2,610 MW
Climate:
mountainous
continent
summer– up to +50С
winter – up to -3 0С

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 Four Pillars of the Armenian National energy strategy

• Utilization of renewable energy sources and

improving energy efficiency;

• Development of safe nuclear energy;

• Diversification of primary energy resources and

import/export routs;

• Regional integration (approximation of the country

energy sector to EU standards) and cooperation with
neighboring countries.
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 General data of power generation
Currently operating plants Power
(Proposed power gen erating plants)
Armenian NPP 408 MW
(Prop osed new nuclear power unit) (1000 MW)
Hrazdan TPP 559 MW
(P roposed additional 5th unit co-generation) (440 MW)
Yerevan TPP 550 MW
(Upgraded new combined-cycle power unit) (210 MW)
Sevan – Hrazdan Cascade HPP 556 MW
Vorotan Cascade HPP 404 MW
Dzoraget HPP 26 MW
Small HPPs (proposed 179 additional new 105 MW (300 MW)
Small HPPs)
Wind power Station (proposed enlargement 2.6 MW (20 MW)
of current plant)
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 Energy Balance of Armenia 2008

Electricity generation,
(kw/h/year)

Total: 6,114,095,673

Nuclear (40%) - 2,461,658,858

Thermal (30%) - 1,831,857,349
Renewable (30%) - 1,820,579,466
including:
Sevan-Hrazdan cascade of HPPs - 576,189,870
Vorotan cascade of HPPs - 907,614,948
Dzoraget HPP - 77,128,368
Small HPPs (plus wind power plant) - 259,646,280

Total consumption: 4,903,600,000

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 Energy Balance of Armenia
Electricity 2009 2008 2009/2008
generation, %
(kw/h/year)
Nuclear (40%) 2493.7 2461.6 101.3

Thermal 1128.5 1831.9 61.6

Renewable 2044.7 1818.9 112.4

Wind 4.3 1.9 2.3 times

Total 5671.2 6114.3 92.8

 Regulatory and Institutional Structure of
Armenian Energy Sector

Government of RA Licensing and

Policy and
strategy Ministry of Energy Tariffs regulator

Dispatching (state)
Operator of the system
Registration of commercial
flows of energy (state)
Settling center
Other
Generation NPP TPP HPP Renewals Public
(state & private) Services
High voltages network Regulatory
Transmission
(state)
Commission
Electricity
Electrical network of
Distribution import / export
Armenia
(private)

Consumers
Import, export and gas
distribution
(JSC pany
ARMROSGASPROM
Itera and Armenian
state participation)
 Renewable Energy in RA

Operationg Hydro Power Plans in Armenia

- Sevan – Hrazdan Cascade: 556MW/ 2,320 mln. kW/h
- Vorotan Cascade: 404 MW/ 1,157 mln. kW/h
- Dzoraget HPP: 25 MW/ 90 mln. kW/h

Projected new Hydro Ppwer Plants in Armenia

- Meghry HPP: 130 MW/ 800 mln. kW/h
- Shnogh HPP: 75 MW/ 300 mln. kW/h
- Loriberd HPP: 66 MW/ 200 mln. kW/h

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 Small Hydro Power Plants in Armenia:
• 82 small HPPs -operating: 102 MW /300 mln. kW /h
• 69 small HPPs -under construction: 152 MW / 500 mln. kW /h
• 115 small HPPs -projected: 147 MW / 540 mln. kW /h

Wind energy
First Wind Power Plant in Armenia
and in South Coucasus:

“Lori - 1” : 2.6 MW / 5 mln. kW /h

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 Wind Energy Resources Atlas of Armenia
Estimated potential is about 500 MW/ 1.28 mld. kW /h

Confirmed with detailed monitoring

Pushkin Pass: 20MW / 50 mln. kW /h
Karakhach Pass: (eastward): 90 MW / 320 mln. kW /h
Zod Pass: 50 MW/ 120 mln. kW /h
Semyonovka Pass: 35 MW / 25 mln. kW /h

Not complete yet detailed monitoring

Karakhach Pass (westward): 125 MW / 320 mln. kW /h
Sisian Pass: 140 MW / 420-430 mln. kW /h
Charentsavan Region: 50-75 MW / 45 mln. kW /h

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 Wind Energy Projects Development issues

• Technical Aspects-Strength
- Exists Wind Energy Resources Atlas of Armenia
- Exists feed in tariff for wind power plants, as well as procedures for long
term PPA
- FS for different plants, and public interest in wind power plants development
- Energy law guaranties the compulsory purchase of all electricity generated
by the utilization of wind resources during 15 years of operation of the plant
- Exists one pilot wind power plant in operation with 2,6 MW installed capacity
- Well developed infrastructure: high voltage grid, distribution system etc.
• Non-technical Aspects-weaknesses
- Financial: Lack of significant investments in wind power plants development
area
 Solar Energy

• Average annual amount of solar energy flow per square

meter on horizontal surface is about 1720 kWh/m2
(the average European is 1000 kWh/m2)

• One fourth of the territory of Armenia is endowed with solar

energy resources of 1850 kWh/m2.

Development of Solar PV technologies in Armenia

- Certain experience in PV technologies
- Application of PV industrial technologies at national level:
Existence of raw materials , industrial capacity and
infrastructure which can include all technological cycle.

- Two USAID pilot projects by the end of 2010 by 10 kWt

each.
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 Geothermal Energy
Projects under development:
- Jermaghbyur: 20-25 atmosphere pressure 250oC/2500-
3000 meter in depth/25 MW.
- Gridzor and Qarqar: geological and geophysical
explorations

Biomass Energy
• Biogas
Solid Waste Landfill Gas Capture and Power Generation
CDM Project in Yerevan- 56000 t CO2 emissions/1,4 MW.
• Bioethanol
Project development at the national level: Bioethanol
Production, Potential Utilization and Perspectives in
Armenia-7000-30000t/annually.

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 Legislative and regulatory structure

• “Energy Law of the Republic of Armenia”

• “The Law on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy”
• “National Plan on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy in RA’’
• “Energy Sector Development Strategy in the Context of Economic
Development”
• “Action Plan for the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
Stipulated by the Provisions of the National Security Strategies of the
Republic of Armenia”
• Public Services Regulatory Commission Decision on:
“Definition of sale tariffs of Electricity Delivered from Plants that
Generates Electricity by Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources at
the Territory of the Republic of Armenia”
and many other regulative decisions.

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 Conclusion

Implementation of the above mentioned

projects will allow before 2025 to process 30%
of the total power from renewable sources.

EU ambitious goal is to get 20% before 2020.

By Ministry of Energy and Natural Recourses of Armenia

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