Armenian kindergartens and schools will be supplied with electricity by Lithuanian solar power plants Lithuanian solar power plants starts operating in Armenia.

"The main objective of these projects is to reduce the intensity of energy consumption by promoting the production and consumption of renewable energy sources in third countries, this time in Armenia, which, according to united nations reports, emits a particularly large amount of CO2 compared to other third countries. The buildings in which we installed solar power plants have so far used energy supplied from the grid, which is not beneficial either in financial or ecological terms. For this reason, communities are striving to fully switch to the clean energy generated by solar power plants, comments Andrius Karazinas, director of "Solet". – However, for the budget of institutions, such investments are an unbearable financial burden. Thus, Lithuania's financial assistance provided to the EU's Eastern Partnership country, as well as Lithuania's expertise, make an important contribution to solving the problem. Lithuania is showing leadership in this regard."

Solar power plants in Armenia were built as part of two projects. According to one of them, 8 solar power plants are installed, the total power of which reaches 260 kW. All of them will provide electricity to 8 Armenian public schools and satisfy 100% of their electricity demand. The power plants will allow up to 282 tons of CO2 emissions to be reduced annually.

According to the second project, 11 solar power plants were installed, the total capacity of which reaches 206 kW. These power plants will provide electricity to 11 public schools and kindergartens. The power plants will meet 100% of the electricity demand of the institutions and will allow to reduce up to 216 tons of CO2 emissions every year.

The projects were implemented in accordance with the development cooperation program of the Environmental Project Management Agency (APVA) of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania, financed by the Special Programme on Climate Change. APVA subsidies amounted to 424 thousand.

During the installation of solar power plants, cooperation was carried out with the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, regional governors, APVA and the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to Armenia.

Solet has already implemented 15 bilateral development cooperation projects in Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and Nigeria since 2018. In these countries, the company installed 53 power plants in schools, kindergartens, war refugee camps, hospitals and other institutions.