Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2007
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Programme
Economic Sector: 
Energy
Energy Types: 
Power, Renewable, Hydropower, Solar, Other
Issued by: 
USAID for the Government of Armenia
Overall Summary: 
The main purpose of the National Program on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy is to set targets for the energy saving and renewable energy development in Armenia and to determine the means for their realization. The development of energy saving and renewable energy, which contribute to energy independence of the country, also supports the process of integrating Armenia into the regional energy system.
Efficiency
EE priorities: 
Alleviate the inefficient growth of the energy sector by securing intensive implementation of energy efficiency measures.---. Efficient consumption of fuel-energy resources and maximal employment of renewable energy resources, through application of targeted economic and legal mechanisms.---Determination, throughout all sectors of the economy, of economically justified energy saving potential and its implementation.---Increase the efficiency of fuel-energy resource consumption in all sectors of economy.---Plan the development of energy resources of the country parallel to the advancement of energy saving and renewable energy, taking into account that increased energy efficiency usually has a low-cost nature.
EE targets: 
Energy saving potential: Reduction of energy consumption through utilization of gravity flow of water and introduction of new technologies (in drinking water pump stations) 15%; Reduction of electricity consumption in 10-year period through introduction of energy efficient lamps in lighting systems 475 million kWh; Decrease of relative energy consumption in mining industry through application of energy efficient machinery (large flotation machines and stone-breakers) 5%; Increase of energy efficiency in chemical industry through improvement of technological procedures and equipment 23%; Introduction of modern technologies and equipment in food industry 35 - 40 %.---Installation of new gas-turbine station with 210 MW capacity in Yerevan TPP which will result in fuel (natural gas) saving Around 184-265 million m3 of natural gas; Reconstruction of 5th unit of Hrazdan TPP, which will result in fuel (natural gas) savings 223 million m3 of natural gas; Efficient production of electric and thermal energy through introduction of small (under 50MW), high efficiency cogeneration units, and reduction of energy losses in distribution networks through deep penetration of energy generation in consumer sector 56 thousand tcf; Application of renewable energy technologies through utilization of domestic resources, which will result in increased energy independence of the country; Introduction of new, and reconstruction of existing, automatic control systems in electricity generation stations Up to 7%; Annual electricity and natural gas savings through application of efficient operation procedures in energy system Up to 120 million kWh or up to 24 million m3 of natural gas.---Energy saving through improvement and automatization of combustion process 2.4 million m3; Energy saving through utilization of secondary energy sources 4 million m3; Natural gas savings through improvement of thermal insulation of transmission pipline and substations and application of thermal insulation with the best thermophysical characteristics 27 million m3; Natural gas savings through reduction of backflow water 6 million m3 5 Achievemnt of savings through optimization of boiler-house operation process 20 million m3; Achievement of savings through securing the proper pressure of natural gas supplied to the boiler-house 7 million m3; Energy savings though improvement of insulation in electric, thermal, and nuclear power plants and application of insulation materials with the best thermal-physical characteristics 700 tcf; Natural gas saving through reduction of water losses and weatherization of valves 300 tcf; Natural gas saving through improvement of the operation of thermal substations 200 tcf; Reduction of thermal energy losses and natural gas saving through introduction of technical and commercial automatic control systems in heat-supply systems 76 thousand m3.---Electricity savings through application of optimal procedures in 6-110 kV networks, improvement of transformers output and sources of compensating reactive power26 million kWh; Electricity savings through optimal division of 6-110 kV networks 15 million kWh; Electricity savings through reduction of disparities of load schedule and introduction of double-tariff system Around 17 million kWh; Electricity savings through improvements of electricity network (construction of new sub-stations, increase of wire section, construction of missing 0.38/0.22 kV wires, provision of symetric load, etc.) 32 million kWh; Electirc energy savings through increasing the load of power equipment Up to 3.1 million kWh; Redustion of specific losses and increase of average load through application of flexible multilayer tariff system and leveling the daily load schedule in the network 3 million kWh; Reduction of commercial losses through application of automatic control system for the whole commercial accounting system Up to 1-2% (estimated saving is around 60 million kWh) 8 Electricity savings and reduction of substation triggering through improvement of relay protection and automatic control systems 12 million kWh;---Reduction of natural gas losses in the network and natural gas saving 51 thousand tcf 2 Modernization of underground gas storages 20 thousand tcf.---Thermal insulation of residential buildings 3.35 million GCal; Thermal insulation of municipal buildings 0.67 million GCal.
EE action plans: 
Provide of affordable consulting for fuel-energy consumers in efficient use of resources and products, as well as in decision making process.---Direct the finance and credit policy of the country to energy saving and renewable energy development, providing equal conditions for capital investment.---Develop practical measures for achieving the targets set by this program. This includes the development and application of modern technologies and management practices.---Adoption of advanced technologies and work schedules for consumers of fuel-energy resources.---Installation of new gas-turbine station with 210 MW capacity in Yerevan TPP which will result in fuel (natural gas) saving Around 184-265 million m3 of natural gas; Reconstruction of 5th unit of Hrazdan TPP, which will result in fuel (natural gas) savings 223 million m3 of natural gas; Efficient production of electric and thermal energy through introduction of small (under 50MW), high efficiency cogeneration units, and reduction of energy losses in distribution networks through deep penetration of energy generation in consumer sector 56 thousand tcf; Application of renewable energy technologies through utilization of domestic resources, which will result in increased energy independence of the country; Introduction of new, and reconstruction of existing, automatic control systems in electricity generation stations Up to 7%; Annual electricity and natural gas savings through application of efficient operation procedures in energy system Up to 120 million kWh or up to 24 million m3 of natural gas.
EE building standards: 
Thermal insulation of residential buildings 3.35 million GCal; Thermal insulation of municipal buildings 0.67 million GCal.
EE transport standards : 
20% increase of vehicle number 293.4 TJ; 2 30% increase of vehicle number 307.6 TJ.
EE financial incentives: 
Establish and maintain an active market structure through introduction and explanation of energy efficiency benefits, providing an effective choice mechanism for market participants
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Energy supply priorities: 
Inclusion of energy efficient technologies and renewable energy in the fuel-energy mix will play a key role in increase the energy supply level of economy through the use of domestic fuel-energy resources and will ensuring an increased level of energy independence. It will alleviate the dependence of the country on foreign fuel sources and will establish a basis for transition from extensive quantitative economic development to more productive development and for making a policy based on national interest, through increasing energy independence of the country.---Through development of energy saving and renewable energy systems, decrease the dependence on foreign energy suppliers and avoid interruptions in the Armenian fuel supply.
Regional integration priorities: 
The development of energy saving and renewable energy, which contribute to energy independence of the country, also supports the process of integrating Armenia into the regional energy system
Investment
Energy sector investment priorities: 
Direct the finance and credit policy of the country to energy saving and renewable energy development, providing equal conditions for capital investment
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Synchronize the state policy on development of fuel-energy resources with the growth of the economy as a whole. This guarantees country-wide sustainable development through the introduction of regulatory reforms and an increase in public participation throughout the process.
Technology
Clean energy technology priorities: 
Develop practical measures for achieving the targets set by this program. This includes the development and application of modern technologies and management practices.---Adoption of advanced technologies and work schedules for consumers of fuel-energy resources.---Organize, promote and provide equal accessibility to modern technologies for all members of society, consumer and corporate alike.
Natural gas transportation technology: 
Reduction of natural gas losses in the network and natural gas saving 51 thousand tcf ; Modernization of underground gas storages 20 thousand tcf.