Nuclear station construction fateful for Ostrovets District

          The construction of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets District is already having a positive effect on the development of the district. The effect will continue into the future. The statement was made by Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk during Belarusian-Lithuanian public debates held in the Belarusian town of Ostrovets.
         According to the official, now Ostrovets District has advanced to a totally different economic level, although only the preparatory stage of the nuclear power plant construction is about to end. Future construction of the nuclear station is capable of making an economic leader out of Ostrovets District, Deputy Energy Minister is convinced.
         Speaking about whether the Belarusian production sector needs the nuclear power plant, the Deputy Energy Minister remarked that every year Belarus consumes 2% more electricity due to the construction of new industrial installations accompanied by the implementation of the energy effectiveness program. The nuclear power plant is capable of turning out up to 26% of what Belarus needs every year (about 39 billion kWh). “The nuclear power plant will occupy an important position in the basic generation schedule. On the whole, it will improve the reliability of energy generation and the reliability of energy delivery to customers,” concluded the Energy Ministry official.