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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Minsk, November 15 (Xinhua) — An additional, third unit will be built at the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant. This decision was made on Friday following a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich announced.
"Following the meeting, a decision was made to develop the Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant and implement the second phase—the construction of a third power unit. Concurrently, work will be conducted to survey sites in the Mogilev Region of Belarus. This additional research will focus on where nuclear power could be developed in the future, given rising electricity consumption," BelTA quotes him as saying.
Electricity consumption in Belarus is currently growing. By 2024, the country's electricity consumption was expected to exceed 43 billion kWh. Over the past five years, it has increased by 6 billion kWh.
According to V. Karankevich, key areas driving the country's increased electricity consumption include the installation of electric boilers in the Belarusian power grid, and increased use of electricity in agricultural greenhouses.
Furthermore, the number of electric vehicles in Belarus has exceeded 44,000 units. Their electricity consumption has almost doubled compared to last year's levels, and tenfold compared to 2020 levels. The real sector of the economy and the population of Belarus are also increasing their electricity consumption.
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