The commissioning of the first unit of the BelNPP will take place in June, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who arrived in Russia on a working visit. A transcript of the conversation was published on the Kremlin’s website.
“In June we will have already given the start-up of the first unit of the nuclear power plant,” Putin said.
“Yes, we can consider that in this sense the work is being completed. This is also another good example of our cooperation, ”concluded Putin.
On February 2, 2021, BelNPP produced the first billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. The Ministry of Energy noted that with the commissioning of two power units of the BelNPP into commercial operation, electricity generation will amount to about 18 billion kWh per year. BelNPP will provide about 40% of internal electricity needs and will make it possible to replace about 4.5 billion cubic meters annually. m of natural gas.
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