Belarus eager to use remainder of Russian state loan for BelNPP construction for other investment projects - Finance Ministry
<p> MINSK, Mar 4 - PrimePress. Belarus is considering the possibility of using the remainder of the Russian state loan allocated for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) for other investment projects, said First Deputy Finance Minister of Belarus Dmitri Kiyko. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The possibility of using the balance of the state export credit of the Russian Federation for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant to implement other investment projects of interest to both the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation is being considered in the medium term,” Kiyko said in an interview with the state portal “SB. Belarus Today”. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported by Russian media, the Belarusian president intended to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin for a $3-3.5 billion loan from the unused part of the $10 billion Russian state loan for the BelNPP construction at the talks on February 22, 2021. Belarusian officials and Lukashenko himself denied this information both before and after the talks. As of 1 September 2020, Belarus had used $4.5 billion of the state loan. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Oblast also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts. The AES-2006 Russian standard design of (generation 3+) was chosen for its construction. Rosatom’s division Atomstroyexport acts as the general contractor for the NPP construction. The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant RUE is the project customer and the future operator of the NPP. The ceremony of the official launch of the NPP took place in early November 2020. According to presidential decree No.447 of November 30, 2020, the first power unit of the NPP will be put into commercial operation in 2021, the second power unit – in the first half of 2022. End </p>
2021-03-05
Primepress
Belarus eager to use remainder of Russian state loan for BelNPP construction for other investment projects - Finance Ministry
MINSK, Mar 4 - PrimePress. Belarus is considering the possibility of using the remainder of the Russian state loan allocated for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) for other investment projects, said First Deputy Finance Minister of Belarus Dmitri Kiyko.
“The possibility of using the balance of the state export credit of the Russian Federation for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant to implement other investment projects of interest to both the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation is being considered in the medium term,” Kiyko said in an interview with the state portal “SB. Belarus Today”.
As previously reported by Russian media, the Belarusian president intended to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin for a $3-3.5 billion loan from the unused part of the $10 billion Russian state loan for the BelNPP construction at the talks on February 22, 2021. Belarusian officials and Lukashenko himself denied this information both before and after the talks. As of 1 September 2020, Belarus had used $4.5 billion of the state loan.
Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Oblast also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts. The AES-2006 Russian standard design of (generation 3+) was chosen for its construction. Rosatom’s division Atomstroyexport acts as the general contractor for the NPP construction. The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant RUE is the project customer and the future operator of the NPP. The ceremony of the official launch of the NPP took place in early November 2020. According to presidential decree No.447 of November 30, 2020, the first power unit of the NPP will be put into commercial operation in 2021, the second power unit – in the first half of 2022. End