Search

No barriers in Belarus for wind power development, experts say Five wind farms will be set up in Belarus. Two of them will appear in the Grodno and Minsk regions, while three ones - in the northern and more windy region of the country. The first facility will be built in Liozno. It will provide power enough to cover all energy needs of the small town. Now the authorities are looking for potentioal investors. The cost and payback period of the project will depend on them. There are no barriers in...

Belarus voluntarily arranged stress tests of the nuclear power plant and a peer review The Belarusian Energy Ministry is confident in the possibility of constructive cooperation with Lithuania in the area of nuclear energy. Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich made the statement as he met with the Lithuanian ex-president, member of the European Parliament Rolandas Paksas. Viktor Karankevich reminded that Belarus had voluntarily arranged stress tests of the nuclear power plant and a peer...

The Gomel plant will not only provide heat, but will also allow saving fuel The opening ceremony of the renovated Thermoelectric Power Plant was held in Gomel. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s investments amounted to almost $50 million. The project was implemented within the framework of the power industry program. The plant will not only provide heat to residents of Gomel, but will also allow saving fuel. Gomel plant is one of the most important power facilities of the...

For 15 years Belarus invested $733 million on the development of renewable energy sources For the last 15 years Belarus invested more than $730 million in the development of renewable energy sources. Those were not only domestic investments, but also financial support from Europe and the USA. Now there are about 650 renewable energy installations in the country. In the future, it is not planned to give preference to a single environmentally friendly technology. The potential of wind power in Belarus...

«Green» capacity in Novogrudok region is 18 MW The most powerful windmill in Belarus started operating in the Novogrudok region. A wind power plant with a capacity of 3.3 megawatts was built by one of the joint Belarusian-Polish companies. The green investment project was also supported by the Belarusian and Danish colleagues. Today, "green energy" is a promising direction in Belarus. Only in Novogrudok district the total «green» capacity is already 18 megawatts, and by 2020 this figure...

Reactor pressure vessel for 2nd power unit to be delivered to NPP in September Belarus is visited by a group of Russian journalists who write about power engineering. Cooperation prospects and implementation of the largest energy project of Belarus and Russia are in the center of attention. The reactor vessel for the second power generating unit will be delivered from Russia in September. More than 80 percent of concrete work at the construction site has already been completed, the equipment is...

IAEA Deputy Director General: Nuclear power helps control air pollution Atomexpo international forum continues in Moscow. Among others, it features a Belarusian booth with information on the NPP being built in Ostrovets. Atomexpo is one of the most authoritative exhibitions, here experts exchange thoughts and ideas on the development of the nuclear industry, which, in the opinion of IAEA Deputy Director General Mikhail Chudakov, helps to reduce harmful atmospheric emissions. In the coming decades...

Reactor vessel for BelNPP's second unit to be delivered to Ostrovets in August More than six and a half thousand delegates take part in the Atomexpo 2017 international forum. The day before in Moscow Belarus and the Rosatom state corporation discussed further joint work. Regarding the joint project to build the Belarusian NPP, the parties agreed to expedite the work on the first unit which should be commissioned by 2019. The second is to go online by 2020. The launch of the nuclear power plant...

Belarus delegation and Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation authorities discussed the construction of the first power unit of the Belarusian NPP in Ostrovets 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...

Conference dedicated to Day of Belarusian science taking place in Minsk A conference dedicated to the Day of the Belarusian science is taking place in Minsk. The volume of the science intensive produce in Belarus has doubled over the recent five years. One of the most advancing areas in the power engineering. The Academy of sciences maintains construction and further operation of the Belarusian NPP. Belarusian scientists are actively developing the sun and hydrogen power industry, and local fuels...