Minskenergo commissions electric boilers at core thermal power plants as part of BelNPP integration into power grid
<p> MINSK, Jan 22 - PrimePress. As part of the process to get the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) integrated into the grid in 2020, the state enterprise Minskenergo has put into operation electric boilers at the core thermal power plants of the region. </p> <p> </p> <p> Water heating electric boilers were installed at Minsk TPP-3, TPP-2, TPP-4, Soligorsk mini-TPP. This includes four electric boilers with a capacity of 40 MW each, which were commissioned at Minsk TPP-4 at the end of 2020. </p> <p> </p> <p> In 2020, Minskenergo companies invested Br358.2 million ($141.18 million at the exchange rate of the National Bank) in production and development. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, after the BelNPP launch, to improve reliability and level the daily load schedule of the Belarusian energy system, in 2020, it was planned to put into operation electric boilers with a total capacity of 916 MW. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to estimates of the Ministry of Energy of Belarus, the overall integration of BelNPP into the country's power grid will require about $700 million in investment costs. End </p>
2021-01-23
Primepress
Minskenergo commissions electric boilers at core thermal power plants as part of BelNPP integration into power grid
MINSK, Jan 22 - PrimePress. As part of the process to get the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets, Grodno Oblast) integrated into the grid in 2020, the state enterprise Minskenergo has put into operation electric boilers at the core thermal power plants of the region.
Water heating electric boilers were installed at Minsk TPP-3, TPP-2, TPP-4, Soligorsk mini-TPP. This includes four electric boilers with a capacity of 40 MW each, which were commissioned at Minsk TPP-4 at the end of 2020.
In 2020, Minskenergo companies invested Br358.2 million ($141.18 million at the exchange rate of the National Bank) in production and development.
As previously reported, after the BelNPP launch, to improve reliability and level the daily load schedule of the Belarusian energy system, in 2020, it was planned to put into operation electric boilers with a total capacity of 916 MW.
According to estimates of the Ministry of Energy of Belarus, the overall integration of BelNPP into the country's power grid will require about $700 million in investment costs. End