Belarus’ electricity import from Russia up 1.3% in Jan-Feb 2021 to 7.249m kWh
<p> MINSK, Apr 23 - PrimePress. Belarus’ electricity import from Russia increased 1.3% year on year in January-February 2021 to 7.249 million kWh, Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a statistical report. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus reduced spending on electric energy import from Russia in Jan-Feb 2021 by 5.7% year on year to $306,400. </p> <p> </p> <p> The average price of electricity imported from Russia in Jan-Feb 2021 stood at $43 per 1,000 kWh, down 5.2% year on year. </p> <p> </p> <p> Also in January-February 2021, Belarus imported 413,000 kWh of electricity from Ukraine (1.96 times more than in Jan-Feb 2020) worth $25,7100 (2.14 times more) at a price of $62 per thousand kWh (+9.1%). </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Belarus purchases a small amount of electric energy from Russia and Ukraine as part of agreements for the provision of mutual emergency assistance, and for energy supplies to near-border localities. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Belarus resumed the import of electricity from Ukrainian nuclear power plants on July 22, 2020. According to the Energy Ministry of Belarus, the parties cooperate on a parity basis in mutual supplies of electricity based on the technical possibility and economic feasibility. End </p> <p> </p>
2021-04-24
Primepress
Belarus’ electricity import from Russia up 1.3% in Jan-Feb 2021 to 7.249m kWh
MINSK, Apr 23 - PrimePress. Belarus’ electricity import from Russia increased 1.3% year on year in January-February 2021 to 7.249 million kWh, Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a statistical report.
Belarus reduced spending on electric energy import from Russia in Jan-Feb 2021 by 5.7% year on year to $306,400.
The average price of electricity imported from Russia in Jan-Feb 2021 stood at $43 per 1,000 kWh, down 5.2% year on year.
Also in January-February 2021, Belarus imported 413,000 kWh of electricity from Ukraine (1.96 times more than in Jan-Feb 2020) worth $25,7100 (2.14 times more) at a price of $62 per thousand kWh (+9.1%).
As previously reported, Belarus purchases a small amount of electric energy from Russia and Ukraine as part of agreements for the provision of mutual emergency assistance, and for energy supplies to near-border localities.
As previously reported, Belarus resumed the import of electricity from Ukrainian nuclear power plants on July 22, 2020. According to the Energy Ministry of Belarus, the parties cooperate on a parity basis in mutual supplies of electricity based on the technical possibility and economic feasibility. End