Belarusian energy specialists are taking part in the international forum ATOMEXPO 2017 in Moscow. Its participants discussed current challenges for the global energy market. The Belarusian delegation also met with Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation authorities to discuss the construction of the Belarusian NPP in Ostrovets. The first power unit is planned to be put into operation in 2019, the second in 2020. In the near future Ostrovets will host a meeting with the participation of Belarus and Russia, which will discuss in detail the construction of the nuclear power plant.