The Ministry of Energy of Belarus announced its readiness to export electricity from BelNPP

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Belarus is ready, if necessary, to ensure the export of electricity from the Belarusian nuclear power plant, said the head of the Ministry of Energy of the republic Viktor Karankevich.

“Our energy system is self-sufficient, that is, we fully meet the demand for electricity at the expense of our own generating sources, but there is also an opportunity to supply it for export. Taking into account the commissioning of the BelNPP, we will have an increasing potential, including for export purposes, “Belta quoted him as saying.

The main task of the industry remains to meet the internal needs of the republic for electricity, but Belarus is ready to ensure its supplies to the Baltic countries and Ukraine, the minister added.

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.

On September 1, 2020, the press service of the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications announced that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia would abandon electricity trade with Minsk. The authorities of the Baltic countries insist that the BelNPP threatens their environmental safety.

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