Proportion of nuclear energy in Belarus’ electricity output to reach 40% upon NPP launch – NAS
<p> MINSK, Nov 30 - PrimePress. The proportion of nuclear energy in Belarus’ electricity output is expected to reach 40% upon the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast), Director of the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Belarus Vasily Gursky told reporters on November 30, 2020. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to Gursky, Belarus does not consider it possible or economically expedient to substitute traditional energy resources with renewable energy, so the rational and efficient use of nuclear power becomes a priority for Belarus in the light of the NPP commissioning. The NPP is expected to constitute 40% of electricity output, and the rest will be mainly produced by the plants that operate with natural gas, which is being gradually substituted by renewable energy sources and local fuels. </p> <p> </p> <p> Gursky said that Belarus was among world’s leaders in terms of GDP gas intensity along with Russia and Kazakhstan, which have their own gas deposits. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, energy that will be generated by the NPP will enable Belarusian to substitute 4.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 7 million tonnes per year. </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 first power unit of the NPP is expected to be put into commercial operation in February 2021, the second power unit – in May 2022. The ceremony of the official launch of the NPP took place in early November 2020. End </p>
2020-11-30
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MINSK, Nov 30 - PrimePress. The proportion of nuclear energy in Belarus’ electricity output is expected to reach 40% upon the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast), Director of the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Belarus Vasily Gursky told reporters on November 30, 2020.
According to Gursky, Belarus does not consider it possible or economically expedient to substitute traditional energy resources with renewable energy, so the rational and efficient use of nuclear power becomes a priority for Belarus in the light of the NPP commissioning. The NPP is expected to constitute 40% of electricity output, and the rest will be mainly produced by the plants that operate with natural gas, which is being gradually substituted by renewable energy sources and local fuels.
Gursky said that Belarus was among world’s leaders in terms of GDP gas intensity along with Russia and Kazakhstan, which have their own gas deposits.
As previously reported, energy that will be generated by the NPP will enable Belarusian to substitute 4.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 7 million tonnes per year.
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 first power unit of the NPP is expected to be put into commercial operation in February 2021, the second power unit – in May 2022. The ceremony of the official launch of the NPP took place in early November 2020. End