Armenia Capital Pushes for Old Elevator Replacement

All old elevators in residential buildings in Yerevan, Armenia, must be replaced within four years, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan said on September 23, ARKA News Agency reports. The head of the Yerevan Municipality Department of Public Utilities, Arsen Karoyan, reported that 286 new elevators are currently to be replaced, of which 112 have already been installed. “Ninety-five elevators have already been approved for operation, and 17 are in the acceptance stage. In addition, another 120 elevators are in the process of being unloaded from the manufacturing plant for subsequent shipment to Yerevan,” Karoyan said. Avinyan noted that the program to upgrade 500 elevators is being implemented with community funds allocated thanks to the increase in its own revenues in 2024. According to him, another 2,150 old elevators await replacement.