Armenia, Georgia Forge Power Grid Connection
The Armenian authorities, at its Cabinet assembly Thursday, accepted the Caucasus Power Grid EU NPF Phase II grant settlement with the Reconstruction Loan Bank.
The rationalization of the respective resolution states that the target of this venture is to attach the Armenian and Georgian energy techniques with a 500/400/220 kV high-voltage direct present converter station-with a closing capability 1050 MW-located close to the Georgian border in Ayrum (Armenia), The Caspian Post experiences, citing Armenian media.
The connection on the Georgian facet might be by way of a 500 kV overhead line from the substation in Marneuli, and on the Armenian facet, by way of a 400 kV overhead line from the 400/220 kV substation in Ddmashen.
As a end result, the Armenia-Georgia electrical energy trade capability is deliberate to be elevated from the present 200 MW to 350 MW within the first section, and subsequently, based mostly on the demand of the regional market, to 1050 MW.
The building of recent overhead energy strains will considerably enhance the standard of service, considerably promote the event of regional mutually useful cooperation within the power sector, and create a prerequisite for organizing parallel work with the ability techniques of the CIS international locations.
The whole obtainable price range of loans and grants signed for the implementation of this venture, excluding taxes, is 188.75 million euros, whereas the up to date estimated value for the implementation of the venture, offered by the advisor in November 2024, is 542.75 million euros.
