Lithuania to dismiss Baltic’s electricity trade methodology without guaranteed boycott of Belarus’ energy
<p> MINSK, Nov 17 - PrimePress. Lithuania has released the official statement on the refusal to approve the methodology for electricity trade between the Baltic States and third countries after the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast), unless the boycott of Belarusian electricity is guaranteed. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to Lithuania's National Energy Regulatory Council, the new methodology does not bar Belarus’ electricity. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia previously agreed to adopt a new methodology for electricity trade with third countries, according to which supplies will be carried out through the link at the Latvian-Russian border instead of the one at the Belarusian-Lithuanian border (until November 3, 2020). </p> <p> </p> <p> Lithuania insists that the new methodology should be only applied after its approval by all three Baltic States, which should stop electricity trade with Russia (except the Kaliningrad Region) and Belarus. </p> <p> </p> <p> Meanwhile, Latvia and Estonia are already applying the new methodology after its approval by their regulators. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lithuania stopped electricity trade with Belarus on November 3 after the launch of the Belarusian NPP. However, the Baltic grids still physically transmit energy, and Latvia began trading electricity with Russia on November 5, which Vilnius considers a violation of the Baltic trilateral agreement. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Seimas Commission on European Affairs called on the Lithuanian government on November 11 to increase pressure on Latvia regarding electricity trade with Russia, notifying Riga of the breach of the 2018 tripartite electricity trade agreement. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lithuania has been objecting the construction of the Belarusian NPP near its border since the very inception of the project. The Lithuanian parliament calls the NPP a threat to national security of the country. The Belarusian NPP began to generate electricity on November 3, and was shut down on November 8 due to a transformer explosion. </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 nuclear reactor of the first power unit was started in October 2020. The first power unit is expected to be put into commercial operation in February 2021, the second power unit – in May 2022. End </p>
2020-11-18
Primepress
MINSK, Nov 17 - PrimePress. Lithuania has released the official statement on the refusal to approve the methodology for electricity trade between the Baltic States and third countries after the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast), unless the boycott of Belarusian electricity is guaranteed.
According to Lithuania's National Energy Regulatory Council, the new methodology does not bar Belarus’ electricity.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia previously agreed to adopt a new methodology for electricity trade with third countries, according to which supplies will be carried out through the link at the Latvian-Russian border instead of the one at the Belarusian-Lithuanian border (until November 3, 2020).
Lithuania insists that the new methodology should be only applied after its approval by all three Baltic States, which should stop electricity trade with Russia (except the Kaliningrad Region) and Belarus.
Meanwhile, Latvia and Estonia are already applying the new methodology after its approval by their regulators.
Lithuania stopped electricity trade with Belarus on November 3 after the launch of the Belarusian NPP. However, the Baltic grids still physically transmit energy, and Latvia began trading electricity with Russia on November 5, which Vilnius considers a violation of the Baltic trilateral agreement.
The Seimas Commission on European Affairs called on the Lithuanian government on November 11 to increase pressure on Latvia regarding electricity trade with Russia, notifying Riga of the breach of the 2018 tripartite electricity trade agreement.
Lithuania has been objecting the construction of the Belarusian NPP near its border since the very inception of the project. The Lithuanian parliament calls the NPP a threat to national security of the country. The Belarusian NPP began to generate electricity on November 3, and was shut down on November 8 due to a transformer explosion.
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 nuclear reactor of the first power unit was started in October 2020. The first power unit is expected to be put into commercial operation in February 2021, the second power unit – in May 2022. End