BelNPP generates 3.4bn kWh of electricity to substitute 930m cu of natural gas in Jan-Sep 2021
<p> MINSK, Oct 13 - PrimePress. The first unit of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) generated 3.4 billion kWh of electricity in January-September 2021, which helped replace 930 million cubic metres of natural gas in the fuel and energy balance of the country. </p> <p> </p> <p> BelNPP Deputy Chief Engineer Boris Paramonov made a statement to this effect during the roundtable "Economic and environmental aspects of nuclear energy" at the 25th Belarusian energy and environmental forum Energy Expo. </p> <p> </p> <p> Paramonov said: “In January-September 2021, the BelNPP generated 3.4 billion kWh of electricity. The plant has generated 3.9 billion kWh since the power start-up (November 2020). A total of 3.2 billion kWh has been supplied to the power grid. At estimated 930 million cubic meters of natural gas were substituted in January-September, and more than 1 billion cubic meters as of to date.” </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, natural gas accounted for 95% of the fuel and energy balance of the country in 2007, when the government decided in favour of building the nuke plant. The launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will help reduce this share up to 60%. “This means that we will save about 4.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas every year,” he said. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Belarus reduced imports of Russian gas by 7.4% year on year in 2020 to 18.765 bcm. In monetary terms, gas imports decreased by 7% to $2.453bn. The average price of Russian gas imported by Belarus increased by 0.4% yoy in 2020 to $130.731 per thousand cubic metres. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Oblast 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. 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. The ceremony of the official launch of the NPP took place in early November 2020. The first power unit of the NPP was put into commercial operation on 10 June 2021, the second power unit – due in H1 2022. End </p>
2021-10-14
Primepress
BelNPP generates 3.4bn kWh of electricity to substitute 930m cu of natural gas in Jan-Sep 2021
MINSK, Oct 13 - PrimePress. The first unit of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) generated 3.4 billion kWh of electricity in January-September 2021, which helped replace 930 million cubic metres of natural gas in the fuel and energy balance of the country.
BelNPP Deputy Chief Engineer Boris Paramonov made a statement to this effect during the roundtable "Economic and environmental aspects of nuclear energy" at the 25th Belarusian energy and environmental forum Energy Expo.
Paramonov said: “In January-September 2021, the BelNPP generated 3.4 billion kWh of electricity. The plant has generated 3.9 billion kWh since the power start-up (November 2020). A total of 3.2 billion kWh has been supplied to the power grid. At estimated 930 million cubic meters of natural gas were substituted in January-September, and more than 1 billion cubic meters as of to date.”
In his words, natural gas accounted for 95% of the fuel and energy balance of the country in 2007, when the government decided in favour of building the nuke plant. The launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will help reduce this share up to 60%. “This means that we will save about 4.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas every year,” he said.
As previously reported, Belarus reduced imports of Russian gas by 7.4% year on year in 2020 to 18.765 bcm. In monetary terms, gas imports decreased by 7% to $2.453bn. The average price of Russian gas imported by Belarus increased by 0.4% yoy in 2020 to $130.731 per thousand cubic metres.
Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Oblast 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. 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. The ceremony of the official launch of the NPP took place in early November 2020. The first power unit of the NPP was put into commercial operation on 10 June 2021, the second power unit – due in H1 2022. End