Energy & Security: Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev says Armenia could face a ~1 GW power deficit by 2036 and has proposed building a new 1 GW nuclear unit using VVER-1000 tech, while Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says the final decision on the new plant is coming soon and will be purely economic. Nuclear Life Extension: Talks continue on extending Metsamor NPP Unit 2 beyond 2036, with Rosatom noting major safety and spent-fuel upgrades could cost hundreds of millions. Critical Minerals: The US and Armenia are moving from critical-minerals agreements to practical steps, with US officials meeting Armenian government and industry to map technical assistance for the mining sector. Transport & Construction: Work on a Noragavit–Artashat traffic interchange on the North-South corridor starts Oct 5, with a 16-month schedule and about AMD 1.5bn cost. Power Grid Incident: A major fire at a Yerevan substation triggered outages and is under investigation. Digital & Telecom Regulation: Armenia’s draft amendments to the “Electronic Communications” law aim to curb gray-market mobile phones by creating an IMEI registry and a monitoring company. Agribusiness & Water: Greenco is expanding modern orchards with Italian partners, while Ardshinbank backs Spandaryan Canal reconstruction to restore irrigation for thousands of farmers. Finance & Housing: Mortgage repayment support tied to childbirth is set to continue for 2027–2031 with a 1m dram one-time principal payment per child. Safety Watch: A crane partially collapsed on Tichina Street in Yerevan, killing three, as construction accidents and safety violations remain a concern.