Russian and Armenian presidents attend opening of thermal power plant

Russian and Armenian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Serzh Sargsyan have attended the opening of launch of the third block of the Razdan nuclear power plant, RIA Novosti reports.They held a teleconference with Gazprom Head Alexey Miller. He gave details about the opening of the fifth energy block and said that the facility had an output of 480 MW and will produce 3.3 billion KW/h.Sargsyan said that 280 MW had started flowing to the Armenian energy system.Miller told Putin that over $300 million had been invested in the facility.

Russian and Armenian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Serzh Sargsyan have attended the opening of launch of the third block of the Razdan nuclear power plant, RIA Novosti reports.

They held a teleconference with Gazprom Head Alexey Miller. He gave details about the opening of the fifth energy block and said that the facility had an output of 480 MW and will produce 3.3 billion KW/h.

Sargsyan said that 280 MW had started flowing to the Armenian energy system.

Miller told Putin that over $300 million had been invested in the facility.