Latvia stays undecided on procuring electricity from Belarus’ NPP – Latvian president
<p> MINSK, May 6 - PrimePress. Latvia has not yet signed a declaration of refusal to buy electric energy from the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast), Latvian President Egils Levits told reporters on May 6. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Safety of this NPP is a number one priority for Latvia. No compromise is possible from this point of view. However, it is in the government’s jurisdiction to make a decision, and discussions are in progress,” Levits said. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lithuania came out with the initiative to reject electricity from the Belarusian NPP due to the latter’s non-compliance with safety standards during construction. The government of Lithuania has already made the decision not import energy from Belarus and is now wants the governments of Latvia and Estonia to do the same. </p> <p> </p> <p> As reported, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania sent a note to Belarus on May 6, urging to stop the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, considering that nuclear fuel has already been delivered to the plant for its 1st power unit. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Ministry of Energy of Belarus reported on May 6 that a train with nuclear fuel for the first power unit of the NPP had arrived at the plant. In accordance with technical regulations, NPP specialists together with the general contractor (Atomstroyexport JSC) will accept the fuel produced at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant and conduct incoming inspection. Earlier, Energy Minister of Belarus Viktor Karankevich said that the start-up of the reactor plant of the first power unit of the NPP was scheduled for July 2020, and that the electricity supply to the national grid would begin in September-October 2020. </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>
2020-05-06
Primepress
Latvia stays undecided on procuring electricity from Belarus’ NPP – Latvian president
MINSK, May 6 - PrimePress. Latvia has not yet signed a declaration of refusal to buy electric energy from the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast), Latvian President Egils Levits told reporters on May 6.
“Safety of this NPP is a number one priority for Latvia. No compromise is possible from this point of view. However, it is in the government’s jurisdiction to make a decision, and discussions are in progress,” Levits said.
Lithuania came out with the initiative to reject electricity from the Belarusian NPP due to the latter’s non-compliance with safety standards during construction. The government of Lithuania has already made the decision not import energy from Belarus and is now wants the governments of Latvia and Estonia to do the same.
As reported, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania sent a note to Belarus on May 6, urging to stop the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, considering that nuclear fuel has already been delivered to the plant for its 1st power unit.
The Ministry of Energy of Belarus reported on May 6 that a train with nuclear fuel for the first power unit of the NPP had arrived at the plant. In accordance with technical regulations, NPP specialists together with the general contractor (Atomstroyexport JSC) will accept the fuel produced at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant and conduct incoming inspection. Earlier, Energy Minister of Belarus Viktor Karankevich said that the start-up of the reactor plant of the first power unit of the NPP was scheduled for July 2020, and that the electricity supply to the national grid would begin in September-October 2020.
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