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Under the studies, Armenia has its own sufficient resources of renewable hydropower, the use of which will enable to meet the demand of electricity consumption by 30% in 2025. This statement was made by Deputy Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hayk Harutyunyan at the conference devoted to renewable energy, as the official website of Energy and Natural Resources Ministry informs.
Hydroresources are currently the most common renewable reserves. In 2013 the hydropower ensured around 29% of the annual consumption of the electricity in Armenia.
It’s a big question to what extent it will be possible to increase electricity production volumes at the expense of hydroresources in further years, as the climate change processes in Armenia resulted in the lack of water.
The Second National Communication on Climate Change says that the river flow in Armenia will reduce by 6.7% by 2030, 14.5% by 2070 and 24.4% by 2100. Even now the lack of the river flow has been recorded, and their indicators excel the figures laid down in the forecasts. Under the data provided by the Hydrology Center for Hydromet Service, the water flow in the Akhuryan river basin made up 15-20%, 20-30% in Qasakh, 50% in the Hrazdan river basin in April, 22% in May and 30% in June.
The material was developed in the frames of “Supporting reforms in the sector of small hydro power plants through enabling a dialogue between civil society and the Ministry of Nature Protection for sustainable use of river ecosystems” supported by UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme".
December 16, 2014 at 12:14