The reconstruction of the 220-kilowatt overhead electricity transmission line stretching from Noraduz through Vardenis, Vayk to Vorotan-1, located between the Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant and the Shinuair substation and the 50 km long 110-kilovolt Lalvar and Noyemberyan line is underway, the Armenian ministry of energy infrastructure and natural resources said. The reconstruction is part of a credit program called “Reliability of Electricity Supply”, implemented with the assistance of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The $39 million loan agreement was signed between Armenia and IBRD. The goal of the program is to improve the reliability and throughput of electrical networks, as well as to reduce power losses.
According to the ministry, the construction of the air lines Noraduz, Lichk and Vorotan-1 has been completed, while the reconstruction of Vardenis and Vayk lines is to be over by the end of the year. The modernization of the 110-kilovolt overhead lines is now in the final stage, expected to be completed in 2018.
