Metsamor

Armenia is now a net energy exporter, although it does not have sufficient generating capacity to replace Metsamor, which is under international pressure to close.

The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Armenia is now a net energy exporter, although it does not have sufficient generating capacity to replace Metsamor, which is under international pressure to close.

The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Armenia is now a net energy exporter, although it does not have sufficient generating capacity to replace Metsamor, which is under international pressure to close.

The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Armenia is now a net energy exporter, although it does not have sufficient generating capacity to replace Metsamor, which is under international pressure to close.

The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Armenia is now a net energy exporter, although it does not have sufficient generating capacity to replace Metsamor, which is under international pressure to close.

The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Armenia is now a net energy exporter, although it does not have sufficient generating capacity to replace Metsamor, which is under international pressure to close.

The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The two men are likely to have discussed the Armenian government's ambitious plans to build a new nuclear power plant in place of the aging facility at Metsamor which is due to be decommissioned by 2017.

«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան 2009

Nuclear power plants built at Metsamor in the 1970s were closed following the 1988 Spitak Earthquake, though they sustained no damage.

Economy-overview 2008

Metsamor provides 40 percent of the country's electricity - hydropower accounts for about one-fourth.

Economy-overview 2008

Armeniasoil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone

Environment-current issues 2008