The modular nuclear power plant is unlikely to be sufficient for us, Pashinyan.
01-10-2026 14:03 Armenia Economy
1lurer. The fact is that 1 year and 4 months ago, Armenia was a country with a surplus of electricity, and we had to think about where to consume our energy. A year later, Armenia has become a country with a deficit of electricity because on August 8, a memorandum of intentions, which according to the opposition means nothing, was signed between the President of the United States and me. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this during a press briefing, referring to discussions about building a modular nuclear power plant in Armenia.
«After that, the fact that two nuclear power plants have been created is not the issue. The issue is that the already approved investment programs are of such a scale that Armenia already has a deficit of electricity. In other words, our entire surplus is fully consumed by the investment programs, and therefore we need to think about what to do.
First, we need to consider the possibilities of importing electricity and the generation from our sources.
I have said dozens of times before that we need nothing more than a modular nuclear power plant, and this has been our position, but now, due to this change, we must understand, because the modular one will most likely not be enough for us,» he said.
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