The Iranian company Sunir received an official permission to build Iran - Armenia 400 kV power line. The resolution on providing Iran a permission was adopted at the session of the Armenian Government on April 28. The permission had been granted in the memorandum between the Ministry of Energy of Armenia and Iran signed back in May 2006.
As earlier reported, Sunir has been implementing excavation for Noravan substation since the autumn of 2015 in the southern part of Armenia. The line will extend from Meghri to Hrazdan, and 440/220 kV substation will be built from about 10 km from the Hrazdan thermal power plant. From there, but with an assistance of another program ( a loan from a German bank KfW under the co-financing of the EIB and the European Union , 105.2 million euros totally) a new 400 kV power line will be built connecting Georgia.
The agreement on the construction of Iran - Armenia 400 kV power line is signed by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia and the Export Development Bank of Iran in August of 2015. The cost of the total project is 107.9 million euros. The Iranian bank will provide 77% of the amount, Sunir, the main contractor , 23 %. The total length of the power line will make 279 km.
The two-chain 400 kV line will increase the possibility of the energy flows between the two countries from 350 to 1000 mV and will increase the reliability of the power supply in the south and in the center of Armenia, as well as the reliability of energy systems’ communication between Armenia and Iran that operate in parallel.
