Armenia had a record year for solar deployment last year, surpassing cumulative solar capacity of 1 GW. The market is currently led by autonomous solar producers, of which there are now more than 50,000 in the country.
ArmeniaThe country’s cumulative solar capacity has reached 1.1 GW, the country’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Davit Khudatyan said.
The total indicates that approximately 615 MW of solar energy was added in 2025, while the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reported Armenia’s cumulative solar capacity at 485 MW at the end of 2024. Khudadtyan announced for the first time that Armenia had crossed the 1 GW solar energy threshold. in October.
Hayk Harutyunyan, co-founder and CEO of Areg.AI, explains pv magazine Last year, 9.72 TWh of electricity was produced in Armenia, approximately 5.8% more than the previous year, with solar energy production accounting for approximately 15% share.
With Armenia’s 2040 Strategic Program for Energy Sector Development aiming to increase the share of solar energy in the energy mix to 15% by the end of this decade, the country has achieved its goal several years ahead of schedule.
The Armenian solar market is currently powered by a net metering scheme that allows households and businesses to install systems with a capacity of up to 150 kW for self-consumption, with excess power exported to the electricity grids for Armenia.
Harutyunyan told pv magazine there are now more than 50,000 autonomous solar energy producers in Armenia, with an operational capacity of 650 MW. According to an Armenian press conference, the number of domestic solar power plants grew by 60% by 2025, while their capacity grew by 52% year-on-year.
Armenia previously supported rooftop solar through interest rate subsidies on loans, but the government announced last July that the program would end. In October, Khudadtyan said the government would explore shifting support to hybrid and battery storage projects.
The only large-scale solar power plant completed in Armenia last year was the Masrik 1 solar power plant, the country’s largest operational facility to date. The 62 MW project was built by Spanish renewable energy developer FRV and China Machinery Engineering Corp. It was awarded through a tender in 2018 and will supply electricity to Armenia’s electrical networks under a long-term power purchase agreement.
Harutyunyan added that the capacity of solar and wind power plants in Armenia is expected to increase to 2 GW by 2040, to align with the country’s long-term energy strategy. “Of the 2,000 MW, only 500 MW of wind power plants are planned,” he said. “Therefore, approximately 400 MW of solar energy needs to be installed and operated to achieve the strategic program.”
Armenia aims for the share of renewable energy sources in its energy mix to increase to around 50% by 2030 and then to around 60% by 2040. Hydropower is the main form of renewable energy sources in Armenia, with an energy share of 27.7% in the first half of 2025, according to the Armenian National Statistical Committee.
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