Political gambling over Belarus’ NPP outweigh economic considerations – Energy Ministry
<p> MINSK, Dec 15 - PrimePress. Electric energy generated by the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets district, Grodno Oblast) is in demand on foreign markets, but political reasoning outweighs economics and common sense, says the Energy Ministry of Belarus. </p> <p> </p> <p> Earlier the EU leaders instructed the European Commission to consider measures to ban the import of electric energy from the countries that do not meet the EU safety standards. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Energy Ministry of Belarus regrets to learn that the European Council appealled to the European Commission to ban electricity from Belarus’ NPP. The ministry believes that the decision initiated by Lithuania is “inherently politicized.” </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the ministry, highlight declarations voiced by officials do not always coincide with the position of the business community, which is being guided by the competitiveness of Belarusian electricity. </p> <p> </p> <p> The ministry also emphasizes that the NPP is being constructed primarily for domestic consumers, and that the project is strategically important to strengthen Belarus’ energy independence. </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. According to presidential decree No.447 of November 30, 2020, the first power unit of the NPP will be put into commercial operation in 2021, the second power unit – in the first half of 2022. End </p>
2020-12-16
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MINSK, Dec 15 - PrimePress. Electric energy generated by the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets district, Grodno Oblast) is in demand on foreign markets, but political reasoning outweighs economics and common sense, says the Energy Ministry of Belarus.
Earlier the EU leaders instructed the European Commission to consider measures to ban the import of electric energy from the countries that do not meet the EU safety standards.
The Energy Ministry of Belarus regrets to learn that the European Council appealled to the European Commission to ban electricity from Belarus’ NPP. The ministry believes that the decision initiated by Lithuania is “inherently politicized.”
According to the ministry, highlight declarations voiced by officials do not always coincide with the position of the business community, which is being guided by the competitiveness of Belarusian electricity.
The ministry also emphasizes that the NPP is being constructed primarily for domestic consumers, and that the project is strategically important to strengthen Belarus’ energy independence.
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. According to presidential decree No.447 of November 30, 2020, the first power unit of the NPP will be put into commercial operation in 2021, the second power unit – in the first half of 2022. End