News archive on the topic "Belarusian NPP"

Belarus turned to the Russian side with the question of compensation for the delay in the commissioning of the Belarusian NPP. This was stated by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, accepting a report on the completion of the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We have had a slight delay in the commissioning of the nuclear power plant due to the Russian side. Naturally, according to the agreement, we raised before them the question of...

After the failed attempt in Poland to drag NATO directly into a war with the Russian Federation, there may be a new provocation, this time on the territory of Belarus with the aim of exposing Lithuania to attack. Belarusian political scientist Alexander Shpakovsky spoke about this on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, as reported by the PolitNavigator correspondent. “There was a very ambiguous message on the website of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine that the Russians...

The refusal to recognize Alexander Lukashenko’s victory in the elections did not prevent two neighboring countries, Lithuania and Ukraine, from starting to purchase electricity from Belarus. Minsk has a surplus thanks to the Russian-built nuclear power plant. Leading analyst of the National Energy Security Fund Igor Yushkov said this on air on the Sputnik in Russian Internet channel, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the expert, Lithuania is doing...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko believes that the country may not export electricity from the new nuclear power plant, but use it for domestic consumption. He stated this today at a meeting on the state and development of the country’s energy complex, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I would like to ask you not to worry too much about “oh, export, extra energy, nowhere to put it. If we are reasonable...

In January-February 2021, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko actually saved Ukraine from energy collapse. Ukrainian energy expert Dmitry Marunich stated this on Channel 4, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Since January, electricity has been supplied to Ukraine from Belarus, and this then provoked a wave of criticism. Again, Lithuania and Poland are mentioned - they refused to buy, Russia...

Electricity from the Belarusian nuclear power plant continues to flow to Lithuania through the exchange in Latvia. In order to block supplies, a special commission has been created. “It is obvious that previously taken measures are not enough to prevent electricity from the BelNPP from entering Lithuania,” said the head of the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy, Dainius Kreivis. Meanwhile, today the first power unit of the Belarusian NPP has reached 100% capacity. This is reported...

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not come to Belarus today for the opening of a nuclear power plant in the city of Ostrovets, although he was expected, if not in person, then at least remotely. Russia was represented at the event by Rosatom General Director Alesei Likhachev. Despite this, the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who during construction repeatedly allowed himself to criticize both Russian specialists and the conditions of the Russian...

The Belarusian nuclear power plant, which was built using Russian technologies using Russian loans, will not have a sales market, so its launch is being postponed. An expert from the National Energy Security Fund (NESF), Igor Yushkov, stated this on the PolitWera YouTube channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Previously, Belarus was in a hurry: let’s launch it as soon as possible in order to start exporting electricity and receiving...

The state enterprise "Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant" was issued a permit from Gosatomnadzor to import fresh nuclear fuel into Belarus. Belrynok reported this today, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Fuel for the Belarusian NPP (a batch of 180 fuel assemblies, of which 163 are intended for initial loading into the reactor) was manufactured at the Russian TVEL plant in the fall of 2018. This means that the nuclear power plant...

Russia did not have real statistics on coronavirus infection in Nizhny Tagil, and therefore 15 residents of this city were able to come as specialists to the Belarusian nuclear power plant under construction, jeopardizing the health of the Belarusians working there. Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei stated this in an interview with the opposition website TUT.BY, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In Nizhny Tagil, according to official data, zero...