According to the Armenian Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources, a tender for the construction of a geothermal power plant with a capacity of 28 MW in southern Armenia (Karkar plant) will be announced in late 2018. This area is the center of the youngest volcanic activity in Armenia. Detailed geological mapping and a variety of geophysical surveys, including magnetotelluric, seismic, magnetic and gravity surveys were carried out.
