Armenia will need nuclear plant in coming years — Rosatom CEO

YEKATERINBURG, July 6. /TASS/. Armenia may need a high or medium capacity nuclear plant in coming years to cover the energy shortage, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said in an interview with Vesti news program on the sidelines of the Innoprom-2026 forum.

"What is the main issue of coming days in the work with our Armenian partners? This is the next step, this is further development of nuclear technology. Our point of view is that 30% of electricity in Armenia is nuclear but the demand is growing and it may well be that the shortage of generating capacities in Armenia may reach even one GW in coming decades. There is a need to be ready to that," Likhachev said.

"Our answer is: a plant of high or medium capacity, one or two units that will cover forthcoming energy shortages for decades," the chief executive said. Availability of nuclear competence with Armenia and presence of nuclear power industry is "the mark of quality economy, the mark of quality industry" for the country, he added.