Lithuania to have plan for complete blockade of electricity supplies from Belarus’ NPP in one month
<p> MINSK, Jan 11 - PrimePress. Lithuania will have a plan for complete blockade of electricity supplies from the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) in late January or early February 2021, says Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys. </p> <p> </p> <p> He says Latvia still trades in Belarusian electricity, which also goes to Lithuania. “The National Energy Regulatory Council stated very clearly that the electricity, which comes into Lithuania today, is bought from Belarus on the Stock Exchange of Riga in violation of the law,” says Kreivys. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lithuania has been chairing the Baltic Council of Ministers since January 1, 2021. Kreivys hopes that the Belarusian electricity boycott will be among the top points on its agenda. </p> <p> </p> <p> The new Lithuanian government intends to accelerate the synchronization of Europe’s mainland power grids and ban electricity from the Belarusian NPP from entering the country. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator sent in late November 2020 to Latvian and Estonian operators a revised draft methodology that will hinder trade in Belarusian electricity to be generated by the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Lithuania 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 NPP, since it does not guarantee the complete boycott of Belarusian electricity. 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> 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. </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 is expected to be put into commercial operation in February 2021, the second power unit – in May 2022. End </p>
2021-01-12
Primepress
Lithuania to have plan for complete blockade of electricity supplies from Belarus’ NPP in one month
MINSK, Jan 11 - PrimePress. Lithuania will have a plan for complete blockade of electricity supplies from the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) in late January or early February 2021, says Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys.
He says Latvia still trades in Belarusian electricity, which also goes to Lithuania. “The National Energy Regulatory Council stated very clearly that the electricity, which comes into Lithuania today, is bought from Belarus on the Stock Exchange of Riga in violation of the law,” says Kreivys.
Lithuania has been chairing the Baltic Council of Ministers since January 1, 2021. Kreivys hopes that the Belarusian electricity boycott will be among the top points on its agenda.
The new Lithuanian government intends to accelerate the synchronization of Europe’s mainland power grids and ban electricity from the Belarusian NPP from entering the country.
As previously reported, Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator sent in late November 2020 to Latvian and Estonian operators a revised draft methodology that will hinder trade in Belarusian electricity to be generated by the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Lithuania 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 NPP, since it does not guarantee the complete boycott of Belarusian electricity. 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.
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.
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 is expected to be put into commercial operation in February 2021, the second power unit – in May 2022. End