Belarus needs ideas for handling redundant electricity after NPP launch – Lukashenko
<p> MINSK, Jun 16 - PrimePress. The launch of the first power unit of the Belarusian nuclear power unit (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) scheduled for July 2020 is of great importance to national energy security. The country thus needs solutions for handling overabundant energy, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said during his trip to the Grodno Oblast on June 16, the presidential press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The launch of the NPP requires fresh and step-ahead solutions for handling overabundant energy. This is a matter to be addressed by the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee and the government,” Lukashenko said. </p> <p> </p> <p> He said safety of the NPP is a priority. “To me personally, and to you, safety is more important than to Lithuania, Poland or Germany. If we want to have high technologies, cheap electricity and drive electric vehicles, we must do this. Time will tell,” said the president. </p> <p> </p> <p> As reported, Lithuania is not going to purchase electric energy from the Belarusian NPP, claiming that the plant does not comply with safety standards, and tries to persuade Latvia, Estonia and Poland to reject Belarus’ energy as well. The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry sent a note to Belarus in early May, calling on to stop the commissioning of the NPP and follow stress tests recommendations under the supervision of EU experts. </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. End </p> <p> </p>
2020-06-17
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Belarus needs ideas for handling redundant electricity after NPP launch – Lukashenko
MINSK, Jun 16 - PrimePress. The launch of the first power unit of the Belarusian nuclear power unit (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) scheduled for July 2020 is of great importance to national energy security. The country thus needs solutions for handling overabundant energy, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said during his trip to the Grodno Oblast on June 16, the presidential press office reports.
“The launch of the NPP requires fresh and step-ahead solutions for handling overabundant energy. This is a matter to be addressed by the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee and the government,” Lukashenko said.
He said safety of the NPP is a priority. “To me personally, and to you, safety is more important than to Lithuania, Poland or Germany. If we want to have high technologies, cheap electricity and drive electric vehicles, we must do this. Time will tell,” said the president.
As reported, Lithuania is not going to purchase electric energy from the Belarusian NPP, claiming that the plant does not comply with safety standards, and tries to persuade Latvia, Estonia and Poland to reject Belarus’ energy as well. The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry sent a note to Belarus in early May, calling on to stop the commissioning of the NPP and follow stress tests recommendations under the supervision of EU experts.
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. End