Belarus estimating cost of electricity after NPP launch
<p> MINSK, Jun 8 - PrimePress. An interdepartmental commission estimates the cost of Belarusian electricity after the commissioning of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast), says the Ministry of Energy of Belarus. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to Minister of Energy of Belarus Viktor Karankevich, the start-up of the reactor of the NPP’s first power unit is scheduled for July 2020. The plant is expected to start supplying energy to the national power grid in September-October 2020. Many experts say there will be an excess of electricity in the country, since Lithuania is going to prevent Belarus’ electricity export to the European Union. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said on June 4 that he would find “where to supply electricity.” “We will give it to the people,” he said. He promised to find a way to reduce the cost of the NPP and lower electricity tariffs. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the minister, the cost of electricity in the Belarusian energy system is influenced by many factors, primarily the price of imported Russian natural gas. </p> <p> </p> <p> At present the cost of electricity in Belarus stands at Br0.16 per 1 kWh ($0.07 at the official rate of the National Bank of Belarus). Karankevich said this cost is not supposed to be higher once the NPP has been put into operation. </p> <p> </p> <p> The share of the cost of fossil fuels in the cost of electric energy generated by plants other than NPPs ranges from 60% to 80%, while the cost of nuclear fuel makes up around 20% that includes the cost of its storage and post-processing. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Region also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts, which are slated to be launched in 2019 and 2020, respectively. The Belarusian nuclear station’s design stems from the AES-2006 design developed by the St Petersburg-based institute Atomenergoproject, which is also the general contractor of the Belarusian project. </p> <p> </p> <p> In 2019, Belarus exported 2.37 billion kWh of electricity (a 127% year-on-year increase) worth $123.563 million (up 126%). The average export price of Belarusian electricity decreased in 2019 by 0.8% yoy to $52.129 per 1,000 kWh. Belarus supplies electricity to Lithuania, Ukraine and Latvia. End </p>
2020-06-09
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Belarus estimating cost of electricity after NPP launch
MINSK, Jun 8 - PrimePress. An interdepartmental commission estimates the cost of Belarusian electricity after the commissioning of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast), says the Ministry of Energy of Belarus.
According to Minister of Energy of Belarus Viktor Karankevich, the start-up of the reactor of the NPP’s first power unit is scheduled for July 2020. The plant is expected to start supplying energy to the national power grid in September-October 2020. Many experts say there will be an excess of electricity in the country, since Lithuania is going to prevent Belarus’ electricity export to the European Union. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said on June 4 that he would find “where to supply electricity.” “We will give it to the people,” he said. He promised to find a way to reduce the cost of the NPP and lower electricity tariffs.
According to the minister, the cost of electricity in the Belarusian energy system is influenced by many factors, primarily the price of imported Russian natural gas.
At present the cost of electricity in Belarus stands at Br0.16 per 1 kWh ($0.07 at the official rate of the National Bank of Belarus). Karankevich said this cost is not supposed to be higher once the NPP has been put into operation.
The share of the cost of fossil fuels in the cost of electric energy generated by plants other than NPPs ranges from 60% to 80%, while the cost of nuclear fuel makes up around 20% that includes the cost of its storage and post-processing.
Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Region also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts, which are slated to be launched in 2019 and 2020, respectively. The Belarusian nuclear station’s design stems from the AES-2006 design developed by the St Petersburg-based institute Atomenergoproject, which is also the general contractor of the Belarusian project.
In 2019, Belarus exported 2.37 billion kWh of electricity (a 127% year-on-year increase) worth $123.563 million (up 126%). The average export price of Belarusian electricity decreased in 2019 by 0.8% yoy to $52.129 per 1,000 kWh. Belarus supplies electricity to Lithuania, Ukraine and Latvia. End