Electricity Supply Reliability Project

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The development objective of the Electricity Supply Reliability Project is to increase the reliability and capacity of the transmission network. There are two components to the project. The first component of the project is strengthening of the power transmission network. This component will finance investments in replacement of around 230 km section of transmission line from the Hrazdan thermal power plant to Shinuhayr substation as well as land acquisition and possible resettlement. The investments will rehabilitate around 45 percent of 220kV transmission lines, which need urgent rehabilitation and upgrade. The second component of the project is technical assistance. This component will finance: 1) training of the staff of the High Voltage Electric Networks (HVEN) to strengthen their capacity in technical supervision, planning, procurement, financial management and project management; 2) computer software for transmission network system planning and analysis; 3) project implementation support, including supervision of field works; and 4) incremental operating costs of the HVEN.