YEREVAN, APRIL 28, ARMENPRESS. The transition to solar energy in one of Armenia’s villages has been fully completed in March.

Hayk Harutyunyan, deputy minister of energy infrastructures and natural resources told a press conference Armenia already has a “solar village”.

A special project was implemented in Armavir’s Lernamerdz community, whereby solar heating devices have been introduced for the village’s household water heating.

Solar boilers have been installed on the rooftops of 80 homes of the village, and in addition solar batteries have been installed on the rooftops of 25 homes.

At the same time the locals have been provided with energy saving LED bulbs. I.E. the village has become energy-saving.

Around 40 million AMD was invested in total.

“The village head demanded gasification, calculations showed 1.5 million drams was required per resident in order for gas to be supplied to the homes. We calculated the alternative and saw that less than 500 thousand is needed per resident. In addition, from now on solar energy is free of charge for them. Initially the villagers didn’t believe, they even joked ‘where are you trying to deceive us’, but then we saw the response is rather positive”, he said.

Harutyunyan said the locals have been proposed to create a revolving fund, in order for this kind of programs to be continuous.