Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich on TV channel ONT He noted that with the construction of BelNPP, the republic is ready to export electricity to neighboring countries, but currently all electricity is consumed in the republic.
According to him, the station was initially built specifically for internal consumption of electric energy. He added that with the commissioning of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, the country’s energy potential has increased.
“If there were those who wanted to buy electricity from neighboring countries, we were ready to provide this electricity. However, all of the electricity produced by the Belarusian nuclear power plant is consumed in our country,” he said.
According to the Minister, since the commissioning of the first unit, BelNPP has produced 33.5 billion kWh of electric energy, which made it possible to replace about 9 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
BelNPP’s second power unit was put into commercial operation on November 1, 2023.
20 May reportedRussia and Belarus reportedly discussed the construction of the third power unit of BelNPP. The station currently meets one-third of Belarus’s total electricity needs.
Previously at BelNPP open the first power unit after repair.
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Source: Gazeta
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