Belarus not to phase out large hydropower plants, heat power plants after launching Astravyets nuke facility
<p> MINSK, Jul 23 - PrimePress. After the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast), there will be no large-scale campaign to put out of service large hydroelectric power plants and combined heat and power stations, and reduce personnel. </p> <p> </p> <p> Vladimir Bobrov, First Deputy General Director and Chief Engineer of the state enterprise Belenergo, made a statement to this effect at a press-conference on July 23. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, Belenergo is currently completing technical and operational preparations for getting the BelNPP integrated into the countrywide power grid of Belarus. The Belenergo official assured that there are no plans for putting out service existing power plants on a large-scale. </p> <p> </p> <p> “We are not going to dismantle equipment in large quantities and reduce personnel. After the launch (of the the first unit – editor’s note) of the BelNPP, we must have 1200 MW of reserve capacity. If it should be necessary to run planned repairs at either of the BelNPP units, we should have 2400 MW in reserve. Thus, until the actual model of the new equipment is fully tested and perfected, of course, there will be no action to remove the equipment from the energy system,” said Bobrov. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, the installed capacity of Belarus’s power generating sources exceeds 10.143 thousand MW, including the installed capacity of 68 generating power sources of Belenergo – 9,109 MW. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Energy Ministry’s enterprises increased electricity output in 2019 by 3.8% yoy to 40.3 billion kWh. The total electricity consumption in Belarus increased in 2019 by 0.4% yoy to 37.9 billion kWh, while the electricity exports increased 127% to 2.370 billion kWh. </p> <p> </p> <p> After the launch, the BelNPP will account for 40% of domestic electricity consumption. </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. The AES-2006 Russian standard design of (generation 3+) was chosen for its construction. The startup of the first power unit was postponed from 2018 to 2019 and then to the third quarter of 2020. The second unit is expected to be launched in 2021. Rosatom’s division Atomstroyexport acts as the general contractor for the NPP construction. The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant RUE is the project customer and the future operator of the NPP. End </p>
2020-07-24
Primepress
MINSK, Jul 23 - PrimePress. After the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast), there will be no large-scale campaign to put out of service large hydroelectric power plants and combined heat and power stations, and reduce personnel.
Vladimir Bobrov, First Deputy General Director and Chief Engineer of the state enterprise Belenergo, made a statement to this effect at a press-conference on July 23.
In his words, Belenergo is currently completing technical and operational preparations for getting the BelNPP integrated into the countrywide power grid of Belarus. The Belenergo official assured that there are no plans for putting out service existing power plants on a large-scale.
“We are not going to dismantle equipment in large quantities and reduce personnel. After the launch (of the the first unit – editor’s note) of the BelNPP, we must have 1200 MW of reserve capacity. If it should be necessary to run planned repairs at either of the BelNPP units, we should have 2400 MW in reserve. Thus, until the actual model of the new equipment is fully tested and perfected, of course, there will be no action to remove the equipment from the energy system,” said Bobrov.
As previously reported, the installed capacity of Belarus’s power generating sources exceeds 10.143 thousand MW, including the installed capacity of 68 generating power sources of Belenergo – 9,109 MW.
The Energy Ministry’s enterprises increased electricity output in 2019 by 3.8% yoy to 40.3 billion kWh. The total electricity consumption in Belarus increased in 2019 by 0.4% yoy to 37.9 billion kWh, while the electricity exports increased 127% to 2.370 billion kWh.
After the launch, the BelNPP will account for 40% of domestic electricity consumption.
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. The AES-2006 Russian standard design of (generation 3+) was chosen for its construction. The startup of the first power unit was postponed from 2018 to 2019 and then to the third quarter of 2020. The second unit is expected to be launched in 2021. Rosatom’s division Atomstroyexport acts as the general contractor for the NPP construction. The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant RUE is the project customer and the future operator of the NPP. End