Belarus cuts gas consumption by 6bn cubic metres in 2011-2019 after energy system upgrade - Energy Ministry
<p> MINSK, Jun 26 - PrimePress. An upgrade of Belarus’ energy system has made it possible to reduce gas consumption by 6 billion cubic metres or $900 million in 2011-2019. Belarus Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich made a statement to this effect on June 26 during a visit to Mogilev, reported the press service of the Ministry of Energy. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, 25 power plants has been reconstructed, with a total capacity of 3 thousand MW, which accounts for about 30% of the country’s total power generating capacity, said Karankevich. Electricity tariffs for private households have decreased by 40%. Since 2018, Belarus has completely abandoned electricity import, replacing it with electric energy from its own energy sources at lower costs. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, 132 charging stations for electric cars were put into operation in 2019 and 142 more are planned for 2020. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Belarus imports about 20 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia annually and is the largest consumer of gas after Germany. In 2020, gas price for Belarus remained at the level of 2019 - $127 per 1 thousand cubic metres. End </p>
2020-06-27
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MINSK, Jun 26 - PrimePress. An upgrade of Belarus’ energy system has made it possible to reduce gas consumption by 6 billion cubic metres or $900 million in 2011-2019. Belarus Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich made a statement to this effect on June 26 during a visit to Mogilev, reported the press service of the Ministry of Energy.
In his words, 25 power plants has been reconstructed, with a total capacity of 3 thousand MW, which accounts for about 30% of the country’s total power generating capacity, said Karankevich. Electricity tariffs for private households have decreased by 40%. Since 2018, Belarus has completely abandoned electricity import, replacing it with electric energy from its own energy sources at lower costs.
In his words, 132 charging stations for electric cars were put into operation in 2019 and 142 more are planned for 2020.
As previously reported, Belarus imports about 20 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia annually and is the largest consumer of gas after Germany. In 2020, gas price for Belarus remained at the level of 2019 - $127 per 1 thousand cubic metres. End