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In 1994, Belarus introduced a standard feed-in tariff for renewable-generated electricity in a law modeled on Germany's Electricity Feed Law.  Renewable electricity is bought for about 8 US cents/kWh compared with a consumer price for electricity of 12 US cents/kWh.  Unfortunately, limited movement by the government toward privatization has limited the influx of outside financing and the development of energy projects.  This challenge will need to be addressed before renewable energy projects can progress.  

 

Belarus has a poor potential for solar, geothermal, wind and hydro power.  The most significant renewable energy resource is wood and other biomass sources (about 1,000 MWe technical potential).    Over 400 boiler plants are operating in the Republic using the combined combustion of wood and other fuel such as coal. Currently, a large range of water-heating boilers (with a capacity from 60 to 5000 kW) operating on combustion of wood and felling residues are produced in the Republic. A far fewer number of steam boilers are produced.

 

 

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More information is provided in the country profile and country notes, including specific resource and energy sector information:

 

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Latest Developments  


TitleSummarypubDate
Biodiesel Production Up 60% in Belarus

Belarus produced 370,700 tonnes of biodiesel fuel, up 60.4% from the same period of 2009, BelTA learnt from the National Statistics Committee. The production of biodiesel fuel has increased 5.4 times when compared with the same period of 2008.

19-Jul-10
39 Biogas Plants Planned for BelarusThe Council of Ministers directed earlier this month that 39 biogas power plants with a total capacity of 40.4 megawatts should be put into operation in Belarus by 2012.
14-Jun-10
EBRD Finances Hydro in Belarus
The hydroelectric power plant in Polotsk with the capacity of 23 MW will be constructed on the Western Dvina river. “The architectural design has been adopted. Now we are busy drawing up design estimate documentation,” the Deputy Director General said. The contract is estimated at $100 million. The project will be financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
23-Mar-10
Private Investors Interested in Investing in Belarus Renewables - Says Energy Minister
MINSK, 22 January (BelTA) – Foreign investors are interested in constructing wind farms in Belarus, Deputy Energy Minister of Belarus Mikhail Mikhadyuk said during the online conference on the BelTA website on 22 January.
22-Jan-10
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd Eastern Europe Projects Discussed
Report on a Bulgarian CHP plant and Tajik hydropower projects.
01-Oct-09
Belarus Bio-fuels Report
Decontaminating the soil after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident may involve growing crops for bio-fuels but there are problems to be solved.
04-Sep-09
Kyrgyzstan Invites Belarus to Participate in Hydropower Development
Kyrgyzstan invited Belarus to take part in construction of hydroelectric power plants, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kyrgyzstan to Belarus Ishenkul Boldzhurova told a press conference in Minsk on 27 August.
27-Aug-09
Azerbaijan Wind Resource Explored
With the cooperation of the German company Energy Competence Centre GmbH (ECC) from Berlin and the Azerbaijan company Caspian Technology Company, the operation of the first wind energy turbine started in March 2009. In Yeni Yashma, Khizi Region, the pilot project consisting of two VESTAS V52 with each 850 kW power was connected to the grid.
07-Jul-09
Biofuels Could Clean Up Chernobyl 'Badlands'
Contaminated lands, blighted by fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, could be cleaned up in a clever way: by growing biofuels. Belarus, the country affected by much of the fallout, is planning to use the crops to suck up the radioactive strontium and caesium and make the soil fit to grow food again within decades rather than hundreds of years.
27-Jun-09
Report From Moscow Energy Trade FairEven though the effects of the global financial and economic crisis have affected the Russian construction industry significantly, interest in innovative building and energy technology was unabated at SHK MOSCOW 2009, 13th International Industrial and Technology Trade Fair for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Refrigeration, Building Automation, Sanitation and Renewable Energies. A total of 11,300 trade visitors from the CIS and neighboring countries attended Russia’s leading event for this industry and 200 exhibitors from 19 countries showcased their products on 107,600 square feet of exhibit space.
21-May-09
Austrian Companies View Hydro Opportunities in Belarus
Austrian companies are interested in the construction of a cascade of hydropower stations in Belarus, Leonid Shenets, deputy chairman of the State Standardization Committee of Belarus – director of the energy efficiency department, told mass media in a plenary session within the Energy Days of Austria in Belarus on May 13.
13-May-09
EBRD, Energy Community to Host Regional Energy Forum in Sarajevo
“Investing in electricity generation and renewable energy” 30-31 March 2009, Holiday Inn Hotel, Sarajevo
The EBRD and the Energy Community will host a Regional Energy Forum in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 March 2009, which will focus on investment opportunities in electricity generation and renewable energy.
23-Feb-09
Latvia and Belarus Plan Cooperation on Energy
Representatives of Latvia and Belarus plan to sign agreements to cooperate on energy matters including possible renewable energy power plants.
17-Feb-09
Report From Biofuel Conference Held in Bulgaria
In the second of a series of workshops for biofuel end-users, the Biofuel Cities European Partnership brought together 35 stakeholders from Central and Eastern Europe in Sofia, Bulgaria in December 2007. On the agenda was a discussion of  biofuels for transport and a reflection on the challenges facing biofuel end-users in the region, such as overly bureaucratic procedures, lack of institutional support and security of feedstock supply.
27-Dec-07
Belarus Ethanol Project
A framework agreement signed by both the government of Belarus and Greenfield Project Management has effectively cleared the way for the plans for a 550 million litres per year ethanol plant to come to fruition.
19-Dec-07

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 Projects
Project TitleTechnologyCapacity MWStatusSponsor
Enertrag Minsk oblastWind80
planned
Renewable Energy Association/Enertrag
Nyoman River HPPHydroelectric1600
planned
Mavel a.s./Hrodnaenerha utility
Polotsk HydroHydroelectric23
planned
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Belarus (Chernobyl region) Ethanol PlantEthanol
planned
Hrodna Balarus Hydropower PlantHydroelectric17
planned
Grodna and Polatsk Hydroelectric Power PlantsHydroelectric17 and 23
planned
Belarus BiofuelsBiofuels
ChigirinHydroelectric2
Operating
OsipovichiHydroelectric2
Operating
DrushnajaWind0.85
Operating
Minsk WtgWind1.08
Operating
Kolchos BiogasBiogas0.660
Planned

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