On July 3, Eduard Martirosyan, the director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, said that the interdepartmental commission is considering the feasibility of building a new 1200 MW nuclear power plant proposed by Russia in Armenia. By the decision of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, an interdepartmental group was created under the leadership of Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Hakob Vardanyan.

"At the moment, we have studied the Russian experience, and we have worked with the Rosatom corporation. Currently, work is underway with various countries - the design can be American, Korean, or French. That is, in parallel, we are working to provide a modern and cost-effective option," Martirosyan said. "The most important component for Armenia in the construction of new peaceful nuclear facilities is security," the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant director emphasized. According to Martirosyan, the new station should work for 100 years. "The Russian version assumes the station's operation for 60 years with the possibility of extension twice for 20 years. In this case, we are talking about a nuclear power plant with a capacity of 1200 MW," he said.

"It is necessary to understand what capacities will be in 40-60 years. The power of the operating reactor (ANPP) is 440 MW, which is enough. Still, only nuclear power plants cannot provide all the needs of the state; there must be other capacities," he said.

From the point of view of energy security, nuclear power plants should provide approximately 30% of domestic electricity generation. "Does Armenia need a 1200 MW plant at the moment - this should be the result of discussions. An interdepartmental group has been created for this; it should conduct research with relevant specialists, which includes representatives of various fields, including the Ministry of Ecology and the Ministry of Finance. They will evaluate both economic and (technical) capacity," Martirosyan explained.