Design works of Yerevan Thermal Power Plant began in 1959 by “Teploelectroproject” Institute of Soviet Union. As a site for construction of the plant it was chosen the southern industrial area of Yerevan, which is one of the most power-consuming industrial centers of Armenia. Construction of Yerevan Thermal Power Plant began in 1961.
The Japanese “Tokyo Electric Power Service Co., Ltd” (TEPSCO) was selected as Consultant for implementation of the Yerevan Combined Cycle Co-generation Power Plant (YCCPP) project. This company had an extensive experience for construction of similar power plants abroad.
Compared with the traditional thermal power plants being operated in Armenia the new power unit consumes about twice as less fuel (natural gas) for generation of one kWh of electricity. Taking into account the continuous rising of the natural gas price, the significance of this fact becomes determinant.
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