energy

Crises, coup and successful tourist season: Abkhazia’s 2024 in review

Abkhazia

December 31, 2024

This year will long be associated by Abkhazians with a deep crisis that ultimately led to yet another early presidential resignation.

Opinion: Reforms in Abkhazia are inevitable, and Moscow must take this into account

Abkhazia-Russia

December 23, 2024

Russia has shifted its stance and resumed providing free electricity to Abkhazia. What’s driving this newfound generosity?

Opinion: Main cause of Abkhazia's energy crisis is corruption

Abkhazia

December 19, 2024

Abkhazia’s treasury is depleted, with no funds to buy electricity from Russia, and the source of new funds remains uncertain.

Energy efficiency programs in Armenia: Supporting residents, benefiting nation

Armenia

December 09, 2024

Energy efficiency isn’t about using less but adopting smarter technologies.

Armenia's 73% energy dependency: How to turn the tide?

Armenia

November 19, 2024

Abgar Budaghyan, head of Armenia's USAID Energy Security Program, outlined steps needed to achieve higher level of energy independence.

Armenia faces growing power outages amid calls for energy security, infrastructure investment

Armenia

November 13, 2024

Armenia faces calls for infrastructure investment and a balanced focus on renewable, nuclear, and thermal power for energy security

How to live when the power’s out. Stories from Abkhazia

Abkhazia

December 01, 2020

Boiling water in a thermos, a disconnected incubator on a farm, gatherings in the courtyard - how the so-called Abkhazians affected the inhabitants of Abkhazia. rolling blackouts

Energy security in Armenia: accomplishments, dangers and risks

November 16, 2017

An analysis of the main aspects of Armenia’s energy sector: hydropower, atomic and thermal electricity, with problems and perspectives of regional cooperation