Tatiana Panajotović Cvetković, Ambassador of Serbia to Armenia, and Natia Natsvlishvili, UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia, yesterday visited Ijevan, the capital of Armenia’s Tavush Province, to monitor work on several “green energy” projects funded by the Serbian government as part of the UNDP’s "Resilience from the Start" program.

Solar systems are being installed, and a daily regulated water reservoir and multifunctional public space is planned to be constructed. The project is implemented in partnership with Armenia’s Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia.

The guests met with Tavush Governor Hayk Ghalumyan and also visited the Sculpture Park in Ijevan, where a multifunctional public space will combine cultural, educational, and recreational components aimed at strengthening social cohesion and promoting inclusive and effective use of local infrastructure.

To witness the project results on the ground, Cvetković and  Natsvlishvili visited a refugee family from Nagorno-Karabakh in the Sarigyugh settlement, and the Aygehovit kindergarten, where solar photovoltaic systems have been installed. 

The "green" solutions offered as part of the project include grid-parallel and grid-connected mobile hybrid photovoltaic systems and solar water heaters

The initiative is part of a larger project aimed at responding to the needs of host communities and refugees, as well as communities affected by flooding by offering sustainable solutions to promote social cohesion. Within the framework of the project, it is planned to install solar systems with a total capacity of 213 kW (photovoltaic and water heaters) in Tavush region, transform five public spaces in five provinces of Armenia, and construct two small reservoirs in Lori and Tavush.