Tuesday, December 11 2018 13:50

ArmInfo.In the future, the Artsakh Republic intends to completely abandon the use of gasoline, diesel fuel and compressed gas. The leader of the ruling party in the  republic "Free Motherland", the former prime minister of Artsakh,  Araik Harutyunyan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

According to him, these energy sources will be replaced by  electricity, including vehicles that will be replaced by electric  cars. The former prime minister said that on the way to the goal in  the republic, work on energy self-sufficiency continues. Recently, a  new small hydropower plant was commissioned on the Terter River. In  Artsakh, according to the former prime minister, there are all  opportunities to bring the volume of own electricity production up to  1 billion kW / h, which will help avoid dependence on external energy  sources and fluctuations in oil and gas prices on international  markets, which so far continue to influence population resources and  the economy of the republic.

As for environmental problems, as Araik Harutyunyan noted, it is  necessary to show irreconcilability in this matter and either prevent  problems or reduce possible risks by increasing control mechanisms.

Earlier, as ArmInfo reported that in October this year that two more  small hydropower plants were commissioned in Artsakh, which will  further strengthen the republic's energy self- sufficiency, both  generation facilities were  erected due to foreign investments on the  Trge and Lev (Levonaget)  rivers by the Artsakh HPP company.  Moreover, due to the ongoing and planned energy projects in the   coming years, the volume of electricity production in Karabakh will   exceed the preliminary expectations, thereby increasing the strategic   independence of the company from external influences. 

To note, the annual average total water resources of Artsakh make up   2.502 billion cubic meters. The annual internal average total   consumption of water resources in Artsakh is only 35%. In this   regard, the republic has developed and implemented a program for the   construction of small hydropower plants, aimed at ensuring the   republic's self- sufficiency in electricity. Earlier, Head of the   Energy Department of the Ministry of Economy and Industrial   Infrastructures of Artsakh Hayk Avetisyan reported that in 2018, 6   small hydropower plants with a total installed capacity of 28.5 MW   and an average y- o-y output of 161.7 million kW / h of electricity   are planned to be commissioned. Five more small hydropower plants are   under construction in Martakert, Shahumyan and Kashatagh regions with   a total installed capacity of 20 MW.  Currently, 16 small hydropower   plants are operating in Arkhakh, which in 2017 produced 327.8 million   kW / h of electricity, with a year consumption volume of 351.1   million kW / h.