Aug 13, 2025 · Armenia has made remarkable progress in scaling up its renewable energy resources, with installed solar capacity surpassing 1,100 MW between January and May 2025.
May 22, 2023 · Armenia does not have its own gas and oil products. In the field of energy, its own product is electricity. The country is highly dependent on Russia for energy. The government is
Jul 15, 2024 · Armenia is on the brink of a renewable energy revolution as the construction of its largest solar power plant, Masrik-1 is well underway in the
Solar panels are a profitable alternative The electricity productivity of Armenian-made solar panels differs significantly from the production of other countries. Solara uses solar panels produced
Armenia has a great potential for solar energy (the average annual value of solar energy flow on 1 m² horizontal surface is 1720 kWh/m2, and a quarter of the territory of the republic is endowed
Jul 14, 2020 · Masrik Solar will help assure the reliability of Armenia''s electricity supply by increasing the country''s peak-load capacity at affordable tariffs,
Armenia''s electricity generation relies heavily on thermal and nuclear power, both dependent on imported fuels. In recent years, solar power has expanded significantly – supporting both the
6 days ago · For the development of solar energy, according to the 1st stage of «Solar PV plant construction Investment Project» it is foreseen to construct an utility-scale Masrik-1 solar PV
Jan 3, 2025 · Armenia''s geography provides an ideal setting for solar power generation, with over 2,500 hours of sunshine annually. Recognizing this potential, the government introduced
Armenia has significant solar energy potential: average annual solar energy flow per square metre of horizontal surface is 1 720 kWh (the European average is 1 000 kWh), and one-quarter of the country’s territory is endowed with solar energy resources of 1 850 kWh/m 2 per year. Solar thermal energy is therefore developing rapidly in Armenia.
In 2017, Tamara Babayan, a sustainable energy expert, estimated the potential of Armenia’s distributed solar power at 1,280 MW and almost 1,800 GWh in annual generation.
A 2003 study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimated Armenia’s land areas with “good-to-excellent” wind resource potential to be around 1,000 km². With a conservative assumption of 5 MW per km², the authors noted that the area could support almost 5,000 MW of potential installed capacity.
In its long-term strategy (up to 2040) for the energy sector, adopted in January 2021, the Armenian government identified the maximum utilization of renewable energy potential as a priority.
The geothermal energy potential of Armenia is significant, but is not considered economically viable, at least for now. The World Bank has estimated the total potential at around 150 MW. The Karkar site in Syunik, for instance, has an estimated capacity of 28 MW with a construction cost of nearly $100 million, far pricier than solar.
Renewable energy resources, including hydro, represented 7.1% of Armenia’s energy mix in 2020. Almost one-third of the country’s electricity generation (30% in 2021) came from renewable sources. Forming the foundation of Armenia’s renewable energy system as of 6 January 2022 were 189 small, private HPPs (under 30 MW), mostly constructed since 2007.
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