Within the scope of the European Union for Sustainable Energy in Armenia Program, a program for promotion of renewable energy is being carried out in Artik town of Shirak Province of Armenia at the initiative of the Foundation for Support to Energy Saving and the Union of Communities.

Through the program, a 600 kW photovoltaic solar power station will be built in Artik in order to solve the town’s energy issues and sell the produced electricity to the Electric Networks of Armenia. The Public-Private Partnership format will be tested for the first time for construction of the solar power station in Artik.

According to the solar maps of Armenia, Artik has sufficient resource for solar power, which is a major guarantee for effectiveness of the program.