ABOUT US

Armenian Scientific Research Institute of Energy started its activities in 1948. It acted as Laboratory of Electrical engineering, afterwards as an Institute of Electrical Engineering and from 1961 as Institute of Energy within the structure of the Academy of Sciences of Armenia. During those years a number of sub-division have been separated from the institute and 4 branch scientific research institutes have been formed. Since 1992, the Institute of Energy operates within the structure of the Ministry of Energy of the RA. It has a branch "Energy Strategy Center".

SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE

1. Power Sector Development Forecast

• Collection and analysis of statistic information on electricity and heat energy demand and supply in the Republic of Armenia;

• Electricity and heat demand forecast in the economy of RA as a whole and by separate sectors;

• Calculation and choice of optimum development option of power capacities;

• Energy facility business-plan building and expertise.

2. Pricing and Tariffs Stabilization

• Analysis and elaboration of recommendations directed to tariff stabilization;

• Calculation of the impact on tariffs of possible power market extension scenarios;

• Investigation of pricing mechanisms under market conditions.

3. Power Sector Management

• Review, analysis of experience and development of proposals on dispatching of the wholesale market of electricity and power;

• Proposals on projects on establishment of integrated power system of the countries of the region.

4. Power Sector Operation Regimes

• Research and development of measures directed to improvement of stability and reliability of the power system;

• Calculations and optimization of grid regimes;

• Calculations on increasing of electricity supply reliability;

• Study on interconnections.

5. Losses in Electric Networks

• Current and forecast calculations of measures for their reduction;

• Design and implementation of automated system of electricity metering in the electric networks;

• Regulation of own need requirements in power plants and substations.

6. Energy Saving and Renewable Energy

• Studies on the energy saving problems. Setting of optimum energy balances for industrial enterprises;

• Calculation of norms and limits of energy resources;

• Certification of energy facilities and their technical and economic characteristics;

• Studies on rational use of renewable energy.

7. Standards and Norms

• Elaboration of standards, normative documents, instructions and regulations;

• Revaluation of fixed assets of the energy companies.

8. Personnel Training

• Training of scientific staff through post-graduate courses.

• Regular training courses for managerial and technical engineering personnel of power system enterprises.

9. Information Services

• Publication of information bulletins, provision of the power sector enterprises with technical and normative documentation.

10. Licensed Activities

• Publication and dissemination of legislative acts and other normative documentation;

• Design of engineering networks and complexes;

• Design of power supply schemes;

• Metering in energy objects by the accredited survey laboratory.

11. Industrial Activities

• Establishment of the cabinets for labor protection and safety engineering study;

• Preparation of posters and stands.