Energy in Belarus

Energy in Belarus describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Belarus. Belarus is a net energy importer. According to IEA, the energy import exceeded the energy use in 2008. Primary energy use in Belarus was 327 TWh or 34 TWh per million persons in 2008.[1]

Map of power plants
Lukoml power station
Power lines (220, 330 и 750 kv) in Belarus

Primary energy use per capita in Belarus in 2009 (34 MWh) was slightly more than in Portugal (26 MWh) and about half of the use in Belgium (64 MWh) or Sweden (62 MWh).[1]

Overview
Energy in Belarus[2]
Population
(million)		 Prim. energy
(TWh)		 Production
(TWh)		 Import
(TWh)		 Electricity
(TWh)		 CO2-emission
(Mt)
20049.823114227230.960.6
20079.703264727632.562.7
20089.683274728733.264.2
20099.663114725831.460.8
20129.473435028634.466.0
2012R9.4635547.930935.071.1
20139.4731746.427434.558.3
Change 2004-09-1.6%-0.1%11.9%-5.0%1.6%0.2%
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses [3]

2012R = CO2 calculation criteria changed, numbers updated

Power plants
NameRegion/cityCapacity, MW[4]
Lukoml GRESViciebsk Region2,889
Byaroza GRESBrest Region1,095
Minsk thermal No. 4Minsk city1,035
Minsk thermal No. 5Minsk Region719.6
Homiel thermal No. 2Homiel city544
Minsk thermal No. 3Minsk city442
Mahilioŭ thermal No. 2Mahilioŭ city347
Hrodna thermal No. 2Hrodna city302.5
Navapolack thermalNavapolack city270
Mazyr thermalMazyr city205
Babruysk thermal No. 2Babruysk city182.6
Svietlahorsk thermalSvietlahorsk city155
Minsk thermal No. 2Minsk city94
Viciebsk thermalViciebsk city80
Orša thermalOrša city79.8
Barysaŭ thermalBarysaŭ city65
Žodzina thermalŽodzina city54
Lida thermalLida city43
Viciebsk hydroViciebsk Region40
Mahilioŭ thermal No. 1Mahilioŭ city38.5
Homiel thermal No. 1Homiel city37.3
Žlobin thermalŽlobin city26.2
Pinsk thermalPinsk city22
Polack hydroViciebsk Region21.7
Mahilioŭ thermal No. 3Mahilioŭ city19.5
Baranavičy thermalBaranavičy city18
Hrodna hydroHrodna Region17
Brest thermalBrest city12
Babruysk thermal No. 1Babruysk city12

The Astravets Nuclear Power Plant is under construction, with the first unit of two expected to come online in 2020.[5]

Oil
Oil refineries, oil and gas pipelines in Belarus

Belarus has two refineries and oil pipelines built during the Soviet era including the Mozyr Oil Refinery.

Renewable energy
Main article: Renewable energy in Belarus

Renewable energy is a target, and Belarus has a goal to reach 6% generation from renewable energy sources by 2035 (compared to 0.41% in 2013). To support development, private sector developers are eligible for feed-in tariffs to support a wide range of renewable energy sources.

Solar power
Main article: Solar power in Belarus

Wind power
Main article: Wind power in Belarus

Hydroelectricity
  • Hydroelectricity in Belarus

See also

References
  1. IEA Key energy statistics 2010 Page: Country specific indicator numbers from page 48
  2. IEA Key World Energy Statistics Statistics 2015, 2014 (2012R as in November 2015 + 2012 as in March 2014 is comparable to previous years statistical calculation criteria, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, 2006 Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine IEA October, crude oil p.11, coal p. 13 gas p. 15
  3. Energy in Sweden 2010 Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Facts and figures. The Swedish Energy Agency. Table 8 Losses in nuclear power stations Table 9 Nuclear power brutto
  4. Установленная мощность, кВт (in Russian)
  5. "Hot tests completed at Ostrovets unit 1". World Nuclear News. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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