ArmInfo.I. On November 2, Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources Garegin Baghramyan took part in the 53 rd sitting of the Electric Power Council of the CIS countries, which took place on November 2.
According to the press service of the department, the energy ministers of Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan took part in the 53rd meeting. During the meeting, the participants discussed issues related to the autumn-winter preparatory work of energy systems for 2018-2019, measures stipulated by the plan of cooperation of the CIS countries in the energy sphere, equipment reliability, energy saving and efficiency, etc.
G. Baghdasaryan presented the energy sector of Armenia, in particular, its main directions and prospects. However, the. The Minister touched upon the problems related to the development of nuclear energy in Armenia, the issue of diversifying primary energy resources and increasing the productivity of gas-fired thermal power plants.
As part of his working visit, the acting head of the department held meetings with the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak and the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev. According to the report, the Chairman of the Council was re-elected, which was Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak.