Yerevan Thermal Power Plant

Yerevan Thermal Power Centre
Official nameYerevan TPC
CountryArmenia
LocationYerevan
Coordinates40°06′51″N 44°29′48″E / 40.11417°N 44.49667°E / 40.11417; 44.49667
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • 1961 (old plant)
  • 2007 (new plant)
Commission date
  • 1963 (old plant)
  • 22 April 2010 (new plant)
Decommission date2010 (old plant)
OwnerYerevan TPP CJSC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Secondary fuelFuel oil
Tertiary fuelCoal
Combined cycle?Yes
Cogeneration?Yes
Power generation
Units operational1 × 242 MW
Units decommissioned5 × 50 MW
2 × 150 MW
Nameplate capacity242 MW

Yerevan Thermal Power Plant (Yerevan TPP) (Armenian: Երևանի ջերմաէլեկտրակայան (Երևանի ՋԷԿ)), is a thermal power plant located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Yerevan, Armenia. An older, obsolete plant was fueled by natural gas and fuel oil, while the new combined-cycle plant is powered by natural gas and has a capacity of 242 megawatts. It produces a quarter of the country's electricity and is responsible for seasonal electricity swaps with Iran. The director general of the power plant is Hovakim Hovhannisyan.