YEREVAN. – Climate change has its catastrophic consequences on Armenia, first, on environmental protection, and then on agriculture and energy, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Hayk Harutyunyan stated at a press conference on Friday.

“Renewable energy and energy conservation are the two cornerstones of our energy strategy,” Harutyunyan noted.

In his words, the solar energy project is in progress in the country, and solar power stations, which will produce up to 100 megawatts of electricity, will be built in Armenia within the next three years.

“Negotiations are underway with numerous investors, to [also] build large wind system stations [in the country],” the deputy minister added. “The second three-year energy conservation program (…) will be adopted this year. According to these programs, with preliminary estimates, close to 30 percent of the primary energy consumption [in Armenia] will be possible to save, by [the year] 2020.”

Hayk Harutyunyan stressed that energy consumption has a direct impact on the entire energy system.