In the next episode of the “Dilemma” podcast dedicated to security issues, these questions are analyzed by Arthur Avetisyan, co-founder of Armenia’s Energy Initiative, Ara Marjanyan, UN National Expert and Doctor of Technical Sciences, and Areg Kochinyan, head of the “Research Center on Security Policy.”
🔹 What is energy security in the Armenian context?
🔹 What did the energy crisis of the early 90s teach us?
🔹 What opportunities exist for cooperation with Iran?
🔹 Can solar energy provide energy security?
🔹 Does Armenia need a modular nuclear power plant?
🔹 When and with which country’s cooperation should the new nuclear power plant be built?
🔹 What opportunities exist for diversifying gas sources?
Arthur Avetisyan
“Armenia faces a serious risk of losing nuclear energy”…
…”The Republic of Armenia needs to try to understand whether it is going down the path of developing and increasing existing capacities, or going down the path of maintaining them.”
Ara Marjanyan
“You can rely on your own energy sources, primarily hydro sources – in Armenia’s case, these are the Sevan-Hrazdan and Vorotan cascades”…
…”At this moment, Armenia’s energy security can be guaranteed primarily by the nuclear power plant, then the two hydro cascades (Sevan-Hrazdan and Vorotan), and reducing dependency on imported motor fuels.”
