Alternative energy sources need development in Armenia

Alternative energy sources need to be developed in Armenia, Mikhail Martirosyan, Manager of the Techno Eco Ltd, told journalists on Monday.
 
Among the alternative energy sources are solar and wind power. Wind power stations are working only in five of Armenia’s regions.

“Society is now thinking of whether the energy sources we are using now have prospects. First of all, we need to develop solar power. In Armenia we can get much more energy than western countries do,” he said.

The Yerevan Institute of Physics is producing solar collector and sales have totaled AMD 10m.

Armen Poghosyan, Chairman of the Union of Consumers of Armenia, said that alternative energy is much more expensive. At present, Armenia’s energy users pay AMD 30 per kwh, but alternative energy will cost AMD 100 per kwh.

Poghosyan stressed the importance of developing alternative energy sources.