Armenia will choose a partner for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in the coming months

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia will soon choose a partner for the construction of a new nuclear power plant (NPP). This was announced by the head of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, writes the Sputnik Near Abroad Telegram channel.

“For the first time, Nikol Vovaevich’s words, which were very important for us, were heard that in the coming months Armenia will make a decision on the technical appearance and partners who will build the new station,” Likhachev said.

The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is the only nuclear power plant in the Transcaucasus, which produces about 30 percent of Armenia's electricity. It is located near the city of Metsamor, 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. The station was equipped in Soviet times, and is now being modernized and maintained by Rosatom.