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Russia, Belarus plan single energy market
Russia and Belarus appear to have made some progress towards integrating their economies, having agreed this week to establish a common energy market.
read more... 13/09/2021
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Baltic States Cut Energy Imports from Russia, Belarus
Lithuania’s electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has said it would slash threefold its electricity imports from Belarus as a step toward abandoning electricity intake from Russia and Belarus by 2025 and joining the European Union’s (EU) energy system.
read more... 07/07/2021
Belarus unit starts pilot operation
Unit 1 of the first nuclear power plant to be built in Belarus started pilot operation yesterday, Russia's Rosatom has announced. Pilot operation is the final and longest check of a power unit before commissioning. The unit is be the first of the VVER-1200 design to be built outside Russia.
read more... 24/12/2020
Belarus suspends Klaipeda oil product exports
Belarus appears to be halting oil product exports through the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda in what may be a politically-motivated move.
read more... 16/12/2020
Belarus connects first nuclear unit to grid
Belarus has connected its first nuclear unit to the grid — a 1.2GW reactor at the Astravyets plant. The unit is due to begin commercial operations in the first quarter of 2021.
read more... 04/11/2020