Belarus govt developing action plan to reduce consumption of imported natural gas

<p> MINSK, Mar 4 - PrimePress. State authorities of Belarus are busy drafting an action plan to cut consumption of imported natural gas. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Alexander Danilenko of the Energy Efficiency Department of the State Committee for Standardization of Belarus, made a statement to this effect at a press conference on 4 March. </p> <p>   </p> <p> “The head of state set a task for the government to reduce the consumption of imported natural gas as much as possible. Now together with the Ministry of Energy and other relevant authorities we are developing a package of measures to save natural gas,” said Danilenko. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Commenting on the main provisions of the state program "Energy Saving" for 2021-2025, adopted on February 24, 2021 by the government, Danilenko said that the strategic objectives in the field of energy saving are reducing Belarus' dependence on imported energy through the maximum possible involvement of the country's own fuel and energy resources in the fuel and energy balance, including renewable energy sources, as well as bringing the energy intensity of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Belarus at purchasing power parity with the global average value of this indicator. </p> <p>   </p> <p> As previously reported, the 2021-2025 Energy Saving state programme approved by the Government in February 2021 aims at reducing Belarus’ dependence on imported energy resources by maximizing the use of domestic fuel and energy resources in the fuel and energy balance. In particular, by 2026, the amount of fuel and energy resources saved should be 2.5-3 million tonnes of equivalent fuel, and the share of local fuel and energy resources in gross consumption should be at least 16.1%, while the share of renewable energy sources will be 7-8%. End </p> <p>   </p>

2021-03-05

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