Belarus hopes for attractive price of Russia gas in 2021 – Golovchenko
<p> MINSK, Nov 3 - PrimePress. Belarus expects Russia to set an attractive price of natural gas in 2021, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said on November 2, 2020 on Belarus-1 TV channel. </p> <p> </p> <p> “We have not reached a final agreement [on the gas price for 2021] so far. Negotiations are underway,” he said. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus imports about 20 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia per year at the price of $127 per 1,000 cubic meters as agreed in February 2020. The statistically higher price than that indicated in the contract ($130 against $127) is likely due to the increased calorific value of the supplied gas, as Russian Gazprom said. </p> <p> </p> <p> Theoretically, Belarus will be able to substitute around 2 billion cubic meters of gas next year with the energy that will be generated by the nuclear power plant in Astravyets in 2021. Belarus will remain the second largest consumer of Russian gas after Germany, though. Therefore, despite the expected reduction in the import of Russian gas, the gas price remains a matter of national concern for Belarus. End </p>
2020-11-04
Primepress
Belarus hopes for attractive price of Russia gas in 2021 – Golovchenko
MINSK, Nov 3 - PrimePress. Belarus expects Russia to set an attractive price of natural gas in 2021, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said on November 2, 2020 on Belarus-1 TV channel.
“We have not reached a final agreement [on the gas price for 2021] so far. Negotiations are underway,” he said.
Belarus imports about 20 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia per year at the price of $127 per 1,000 cubic meters as agreed in February 2020. The statistically higher price than that indicated in the contract ($130 against $127) is likely due to the increased calorific value of the supplied gas, as Russian Gazprom said.
Theoretically, Belarus will be able to substitute around 2 billion cubic meters of gas next year with the energy that will be generated by the nuclear power plant in Astravyets in 2021. Belarus will remain the second largest consumer of Russian gas after Germany, though. Therefore, despite the expected reduction in the import of Russian gas, the gas price remains a matter of national concern for Belarus. End