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AB LITGRID Akcijų Analizė

Išsamus Litgrid akcijų vertinimas: dividendų politika, rizikos metrikos ir prognozuojama kainos grąža. Ar verta investuoti?

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Ukrainos elektros pastočių ir dujotiekių remontui Lietuva skyrė įrangos už beveik 100 tukst. Eur.

Ukrainos elektros pastočių ir dujotiekių remontui Lietuva skyrė įrangos už beveik 100 tukst. Eur.

Rusijai tikslingai naikinant Ukrainos energetikos infrastruktūrą, „EPSO-G“ grupės bendrovės „Litgrid“ ir „Amber Grid“ pažeistų elektros pastočių ir dujotiekių remontui skyrė įrangos už beveik 100 tukst. Eur. Pagalba Ukrainos elektros ir dujų operatoriams bus perduota per nevyriausybinę organizaciją „Blue/Yellow“. „EPSO-G“ yra valstybės valdoma energijos perdavimo ir mainų įmonių grupė. Ją…

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Bijušais Krievijas enerģētikas giganta "Inter RAO" kontrolētais elektroenerģijas piegādātājs "Inter RAO Lietuva" apstiprinājis, ka Stokholmas šķīrējtiesā iesniegusi prasību pret Lietuvas pārvades uzņēmumu "Litgrid", Latvijas Augstsprieguma tīkls un Igaunijas "Elering". Kā pastāstīja "Inter RAO Lietuva" vadītājs Giedriuss Balčiūnas, kurš septembra beigās atgriezās amatā, pret Baltijas valstu tīklu operatoriem tika ierosināta prasība, lai piedzītu radušos parādus. Viņš nenorādīja to izmaksas. "Apstiprinu, ka "Inter RAO Lietuva" Stokholmas šķīrējtiesā ir iesniegusi prasību pret Litgrid, Latvijas Augstsprieguma tīkls un Igaunijas Elering par parāda piedziņu. Pret citām personām šajā lietā prasības netika izvirzītas," sacīja Balčiūnas. Uzņēmuma vadītājs prasības saturu neprecizēja. Šī gada maijā toreizējais Inter RAO Lietuvos bankrota administrators Aurimas Valaitis aģentūrai BNS sacīja, ka Baltijas operatori uzņēmumam ir parādā gandrīz 13 miljonus eiro nokavēto maksājumu un procentu apmērā par līdz pagājušā gada jūnijam sniegtajiem sistēmas balansēšanas pakalpojumiem. Valaitis pēc tam stāstīja, ka daļa operatoru parādu radās pirms 2022.gada jūnija beigām, kad Inter RAO Lietuva kreditori ārpustiesas kārtībā ierosināja uzņēmuma bankrotu, ko Lietuvas apelācijas tiesa šā gada septembrī atzina par nelikumīgu. .

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Baltic nations agree to disconnect from Russian power grid

The operators of the electricity systems of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia signed an agreement on Aug. 2 to disconnect from the Russian power system and synchronously connect to the European grid, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry announced.

The disconnection and synchronous connection is set to take place in February 2025.

The nations had previously agreed to join the European continental power system by the end of 2025, but decided to move the deadline up by nearly a year in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Since the beginning of the Russian full-scale war against Ukraine, the risks associated with the energy security of the Baltic States have significantly changed,” the Lithuanian Energy Ministry said.

The heads of Litgrid, AST, and Elering, the Baltic states' electricity operators, signed an agreement committing to the new deadline and agreeing to complete necessary work by the agreed date. This includes installing synchronous condensers and reconstructing a power line between Estonia and Latvia.

The agreement also states that the three nations will withdraw from the Russian-controlled BRELL (Belarusian, Russian, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian) system by the summer of 2024, six months before synchronization.

The prime ministers of the three Baltic states are expected to ratify the agreement in the coming days.

Ukraine’s counteroffensive lurches forward: Key moment looms as more forces committed

Fresh videos of Western-made armor rolling across open fields, a new settlement liberated, and a lot of noise on Russian military blogger Telegram channels heralded to the world on July 28 that the Ukrainian summer counteroffensive had upped its gear. Almost eight weeks into the long-awaited operat…

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The Baltic States will be disconnected from the energy systems of Belarus and Russia in 2025 Baltic grid operators have signed an agreement on synchronization with Western Europe in February 2025. They will not renew the contract with Russian and Belarusian operators and the BRELL system. BRELL is a synchronized mode of operation of the energy systems of Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, it has existed since 2001. The power lines of the countries are connected in a "ring". The document was signed by Lithuanian operator Litgrid, Latvian Augstsprieguma tīkls and Estonian Elering, according to the Litgrid website. "We have agreed on specific actions and deadlines for disconnecting from the Russian system and joining the synchronous network of continental Europe," Litgrid head Rokas Masiulis said. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to be fully synchronized with Europe's grids by the end of 2025.

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Daily Wrap Up May 22, 2022

Under the cut: YouTube has removed 70,000 vides and 9,000 channels for content guideline violations; Lithuania halts Russian gas, oil, electricity imports; Russian forces fire at Zhytomyr region; Russian forces that control Mariupol have started requiring permits for cars entering and exiting; Zelenskyy has accused Russia of blocking the export of 22 million tons of food products

“YouTube has taken down more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the war in Ukraine for violating content guidelines, including removal of videos that referred to the invasion as a “liberation mission”.

The platform is hugely popular in Russia, where, unlike some of its US peers, it has not been shut down despite hosting content from opposition figures such as Alexei Navalny. YouTube has also been able to operate in Russia despite cracking down on pro-Kremlin content that has broken guidelines including its major violent events policy, which prohibits denying or trivialising the invasion.

Since the conflict began in February, YouTube has taken down channels including that of the pro-Kremlin journalist Vladimir Solovyov. Channels associated with Russia’s Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs have also been temporarily suspended from uploading videos in recent months for describing the war as a “liberation mission”.”-via The Guardian

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“After the electricity exchange operator Nord Pool stopped trading Russian electricity from its only importer in the Baltic States, Inter RAO, the import of this electricity was suspended in Lithuania on Sunday. From now on, there are no more Russian oil, gas and electricity imports in Lithuania.

This means that Lithuania's electricity demand will be met by local generation and imports through existing connections with Sweden, Poland and Latvia.

According to the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid, imports from the above countries last year accounted for a total of 83 percent. of the country's total electricity imports, and Russian electricity purchases in the country have been declining in recent years.

Since the beginning of November 2020, commercial flows with Belarus through Lithuania's existing connections have also been suspended.

After Russia started the war in Ukraine, Lithuanian companies have also refused to import Russian oil and natural gas.”-via LRT (Lithuanian language site)

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“Ukraine’s Air Command Center said Russian forces fired missiles at infrastructure facilities in the Zhytomyr region on Sunday. The Zhytomyr region was attacked from “the south-eastern direction” by “naval-based cruise missiles” according to Ukraine’s Air Command Center on Facebook. The center added, “four Russian cruise missiles were destroyed by the Center's air defense units.” Three missiles were destroyed by aircraft, and one by an anti-aircraft missile unit of the Ukrainian air force, they added. The Zhytomyr region sits to the west of Kyiv.”-via CNN

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“The Russian forces that control Mariupol have started requiring permits for cars entering and exiting the occupied Ukrainian city, an adviser to the city’s Ukrainian mayor said Sunday.

Petro Andrushchenko, the adviser, also warned that deportations of Ukrainians from the region were increasing.

Under the restrictions introduced Saturday, cars and passengers entering the city need single-use passes issued by a Russian commandant in Manhush or Vynohradne, towns to the west and east of the occupied city, Andrushchenko said.

Passes to leave the city must be obtained from the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk People’s Republic Ministry of Internal Affairs.

There is already a wait of several weeks for a pass, he said, and traveling within the district without entering the city also requires a pass.”-via CNN

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“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of blocking the export of 22 million tons of food products and warned that if its ports are not unblocked, many countries will face a food crisis.

"The world community must help Ukraine unblock seaports, otherwise the energy crisis will be followed by a food crisis and many more countries will face it," Zelensky said during a meeting with media following talks with Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa in Kyiv on Saturday, according to the president's office.

"Russia has blocked almost all ports and all, so to speak, maritime opportunities to export food -- our grain, barley, sunflower and more. A lot of things," he said, according to the statement.

"There will be a crisis in the world. The second crisis after the energy one, which was provoked by Russia. Now it will create a food crisis if we do not unblock the routes for Ukraine, do not help the countries of Africa, Europe, Asia, which need these food products

"You can unblock them in different ways. One of the ways is a military solution. That is why we turn to our partners with inquiries regarding the relevant weapons,” Zelensky said.

Zelensky also accused Moscow of "gradually stealing" food products and trying to sell them.

"Russia puts millions of people at risk of hunger by blocking our ports," Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also tweeted Saturday, adding that Ukraine has established with its partners two alternative land routes to deliver food exports and "save Africa and other regions from hunger."

Before the war, wheat supplies from Russia and Ukraine accounted for almost 30% of global trade, and Ukraine is the world's fourth largest exporter of corn and the fifth largest exporter of wheat, according to the US State Department.”-via CNN

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Currently, new wind energy projects are being developed in more than ten Lithuanian municipalities, with a combined capacity of more than 800 MW. Most of the larger projects are developed on a commercial basis, without any state subsidies.

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Masiulis: We survived the main electricity price shock

Masiulis: We survived the main electricity price shock

Rokas Masiulis, CEO of Litgrid, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator, said that as the cold season of the year approaches, the tension in the electricity market is expected to decrease, as the electricity production will increase in Europe. “Summer, as a rule, is a particularly difficult time when there is a lack of electricity. In winter, although consumption is higher, there…

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Russia halts electricity supply to another EU country

Russia halts electricity supply to another EU country

Exports to Lithuania were stopped due to the nation’s “inability” to pay Russia has stopped supplying power to Lithuania, the country’s electricity transmission system operator Litgrid announced on Sunday. Inter RAO, which was the only importer of electricity from Russia to Lithuania, confirmed the suspension of deliveries. Earlier this month, Inter RAO’s Nordic branch also stopped supplying…

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#Bulgaria reduce financiación para refugiados ucranianos El gobierno búlgaro anunció una reducción inminente en el monto de la compensación por comida y alojamiento para refugiados de Ucrania, ubicados en hoteles locales y centros de recreación. La cantidad debería reducirse de 40 leva (unos 20 euros) a 15 leva (unos 7,5 euros) por día. Cabe señalar que 15 leva es suficiente para pagar el alojamiento y las tres comidas al día. La importación de electricidad rusa a #Lituania se detendrá a partir del 22 de mayo, - Operador lituano del sistema de transmisión de electricidad Litgrid #Rompiendo El territorio de "Azovstal" está completamente liberado - Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia Las instalaciones subterráneas de Azovstal, donde se escondían los militantes, quedaron bajo control total de las fuerzas armadas rusas - Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia El llamado "comandante" de "Azov" fue sacado en un vehículo blindado especial debido al odio de los residentes de Mariupol y el deseo de represalias contra él - Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia Shoigu informó a Putin sobre la finalización de la operación y la liberación completa de la planta de Azovstal y Mariupol de los militantes ucranianos t.me/geoestrategia1 https://ift.tt/VrZcINl

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Convocatoria de la Asamblea General Extraordinaria de LITGRID

Convocatoria de la Asamblea General Extraordinaria de LITGRID

La junta general extraordinaria de accionistas de LITGRID AB, iniciada y decidida por la Junta, se convoca el 2 de mayo de 2022 a las 10:00 a. m. (código de empresa 302564383, registrada en Karlo Gustavo Emilio Manerheimo g. 8, Vilnius). La reunión se realizará en el salón 229 de la calle Karlo Gustavo Emilio Manerheimo g. 8, Vilna. Inicio del registro de accionistas: 2 de mayo de 2022, 9:30 am…

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Litgrid kalėdinis e-sveikinimas

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Lietuvas, Latvijas un Igaunijas pārvades sistēmu operatori līgumu par Baltijas valstu elektrotīklu sinhronizāciju ar Rietumeiropu parakstīja 2025.gada februārī. Vienošanās arī paredz, ka 2024.gada vasarā, sešus mēnešus pirms sinhronizācijas, Baltijas valstis atteiksies atjaunot Maskavas kontrolētās postpadomju energosistēmas (BRELL) līgumu, kas noslēgts ar Krievijas un Baltkrievijas operatoriem, Lietuvas elektrotīklu. operators Litgrid teica.

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Литва остановила торговлю электроэнергией с Беларусью после включения 1 энергоблока БелАЭС Литовская электропередающая компания Litgrid во вторник установила нулевую пропускную способность для коммерческого потока электроэнергии из Беларуси во исполнение закона о бойкоте электроэнергии с АЭС в районе Островца, сообщил оператор Litgrid.

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In the heat of political crisis, Belarus launches first nuclear power plant

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In the heat of political crisis, Belarus launches first nuclear power plant

Ecologists do not share the government's optimism about Astravets

Astravets nuclear power plant, Belarus, 2020. Photo (c): Hanna Valynets, used with permission.

Since August, Belarus has been rocked by mass protests and strikes. The authorities try not to pay attention, for they are preoccupied with a no less historic development — the construction of a new nuclear power plant. That is controversial in a country which suffered greatly from the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe in neighbouring Ukraine. Concern at the state of democracy dominates Belarusian public life, but alongside it another urgent conversation continues — about the country’s past experience with nuclear power, and whether it needs a post-nuclear future. All eyes are on Astravets, a small town located near the Belarusian border with Lithuania. In recent years the town’s population has grown significantly: workers are badly needed, and new multi-storey apartments have shot up to house them. The reason for these rapid changes is that Belarus’ first nuclear power plant is located outside the town. Its construction is now coming to an end and it is nearly ready to be started up. As engineers often explain, it takes more than pressing one button to launch a nuclear reactor. That start-up will take place in several phases. The fuel has already been loaded; the plant is expected to generate its first electricity on November 7. This is a national holiday in Belarus, as it is the anniversary of the October Revolution — the revolution from which the Soviet Union was born. “I invite everybody. I think that on November 7, a significant day for us, we will be able to visit and say that we have received the first electricity from our own nuclear power plant”, exclaimed Belarus’ longtime ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka at a meeting with officials on September 16. The first of the two reactors is expected to operate at full capacity by the first quarter of 2021. The second reactor will be launched in 2022.

Haunting memories

But not all Belarusians are so jubilant. They remember the explosion in 1986, which released large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere. Belarus suffered more than anywhere else in the Soviet Union; a third of all the radioactive caesium-137 ended up in Belarusian territory. The authorities in Minsk have tried to assuage fears of a second Chernobyl, declaring that the likelihood of accidents is minimal, and that the Astravets nuclear power plant is a safe and profitable project. “We are the Chernobyl republic, we have experienced a lot and we know the consequences ourselves. Some US$19 billion has been spent on rehabilitating contaminated areas alone. Therefore, safety measures during the construction of the [Astravets] power station were like something out of wartime”, said Lukashenka in August, just before the presidential elections. In the public discussion about nuclear energy, comparisons between Chernobyl and Astravets are not so uncommon. These parallels are drawn by everybody, including journalists, politicians, ordinary citizens, and surviving liquidators from the Chernobyl catastrophe. They all deeply regret what occurred in 1986, but their opinions on 2020 strongly differ. Some strongly support the new nuclear power plant and hope for an increased standard of living, while others fear another accident. Belarusian state media and officials do not shirk from mentioning Chernobyl, either. “The memory of the events at Chernobyl is now being instrumentalised and used to legitimise the new nuclear power plant. On the 30th anniversary of the accident, a documentary film was broadcast which began with footage of the 1986 accident and ended with a hint that this time, everything would be alright,” writes Alexey Bratochkin, head of public history projects at the European College of Liberal Arts in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. Once the nuclear power plant is fully operational, explained the authorities in the early stages of construction, electricity prices will fall. In 2014, the Ministry of Energy promised that electricity “will become cheaper for the consumer” by 20-30 percent. But some Belarusians seem to be sceptical about promises of cheap energy. They also doubt that the power plant will open at all, given that its launch has already been postponed at least four times. All these views can be seen in local community groups on social media: “I work on the construction site of the nuclear power plant, and [acquaintances] sometimes ask me when it will be launched. I think [the plant’s management] don’t even know themselves, they say within two to three years at a minimum”, says Alyaksandr, who was born and grew up in Astravets, in a Telegram chat with GlobalVoices. Does Alyaksandr expect a drop in electricity prices? He might be right to, given that electric vehicles are already under development and power engineers are modernising heating networks in newly-constructed residential buildings to be more energy efficient. “Logically that should be the case. But in Volgodonsk [a city in Russia] there’s also a nuclear power plant. There are more than two reactors, but after the plant was constructed energy actually became more expensive”, remarks Alyaksandr. He may be right, according to the results of a study conducted by the Belarusian NGO EcoDom this summer. The authors concluded that the electricity prices for Belarusian consumers will almost double in price. “The prime cost of electricity in the network as a whole will not decrease, but will increase from four cents to [US$]7.26; that is, 1.8 times”, concluded EcoHome.

A geopolitical gambit

There have also been geopolitical promises. Namely, that Belarus would lessen its energy dependence on natural gas supplies from Russia. Nuclear power is “part of our independence”, and its greater use would ensure “sovereignty and independence”, promised Lukashenka in September. Indeed, shortly before the decision to construct Astravets was taken in 2007, Russia accounted for some 85 percent of all Belarus’ energy imports. Much of this is natural gas, from which Belarus generates 93 percent of its electricity. In their quest to reduce their country’s energy dependence on Russia, the Belarusian authorities turned to an old partner — Russia. Moscow was happy to oblige, offering a loan of up to $10 billion for the new power plant. This loan must be repaid over a 15 year period, starting from 2023. Thus the Belarusian leadership tied itself to a massive financial obligation to the same country from which it wanted to reduce dependence. “The political meaning of the construction and launch of the nuclear power plant was associated with the goal of ensuring energy security for Belarus. It probably isn’t the best idea. The nuclear power plant is an ongoing economic and political miscalculation”, says Andrey Yegorov, a political scientist and analyst at the Centre for European Transformation and member of the board of the Green Network, a partnership of environmental organisations. In an interview with GlobalVoices, Yegorov emphasised that now Belarus will not only pay loans to Russia, it will still need to buy Russian energy resources. Only now it will import nuclear fuel.

READ MORE: What is Russia's endgame in Belarus?

Astravets could certainly cover much of Belarus’ domestic energy needs — in fact, according to the Ministry of Energy, the plant is likely to generate a surplus. All that excess energy must go somewhere, but where? Russia is well supplied by its own nuclear power plants. Belarus’ other neighbours do not intend to buy energy from Astravets, which they consider unsafe. Lithuania is a particularly fierce opponent both of the construction of the power plant and purchasing energy it will generate. After all, Astravets lies just 20 kilometres from its border. Vilnius has even passed a law on boycotting electricity from the new power plant. On October 26, Litgrid, operator of Lithuania’s national electricity grid, announced how it would react to the first receipt of electricity from Belarus, which is expected between November 1-10. “We will immediately set the capacity to zero megawatts for all commercial electricity flows from Belarus”, said Litgrid’s interim head Vidmantas Grušas in a press release. This statement is the consequence of Lithuania’s long-standing position. It was summed up by President Ginatas Nausėda on October 21. “The Belarusian nuclear power plant poses a threat to the safety of EU citizens. Therefore it is necessary to put a stop to the irresponsible launch of this nuclear power plant”, said Nausėda. Estonia, Latvia, and Poland have all announced their refusal to purchase energy from Astravets, partly out of solidarity with Lithuania’s position. Ukraine has also declined, stating that it has its own energy surplus. At a meeting of the Council of Europe in October, European leaders stressed that the degree of compliance with and implementation of safety requirements and tests at the Astravets nuclear power plant would affect relations between the EU and Belarus.

The ecologists’ revolt

In September, the Belarusian Green Party and several ecological organisations released a declaration against the nuclear power plant at Astravets. As they saw it, its launch was even more dangerous in the context of a political crisis. “Let’s start with the fact that the internal troops and security forces, which could be involved in mitigating the consequences of any crisis, are now busy with something else entirely — clashing with protesters”, write the ecologists. Indeed, police detain an average of 500-700 people every weekend during protests. And protests don’t just take place on weekends. Judging by the estimates of the Belarusian human rights centre Viasna, more than 16,000 people have been detained since August 9. As of early October, human rights defenders had recorded over 2,000 complaints of torture and violence during detention, according to the International Committee on the Investigation of Torture. Meanwhile, layoffs and strikes are also taking place. For example, on October 26 some factory workers, including those at chemical plants, did not turn up at work. On the same day, Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s Telegram channel noted that “the president, like all right-minded Belarusians, is at work today”.

READ MORE: Belarusian labour activists pressured as political crisis drags on

Yegorov, the political scientist, notes that in the current situation, being right-minded means sensibly assessing the risks: “A nuclear power plant can be highly dangerous and is very risky to operate. Putting one into operation amid unprecedented epidemiological, political and economic crises is risky”, he says. It must be added that at the time of writing, the COVID-19 infection rate in Belarus has peaked. It now stands where it did in May, during the first wave of the pandemic. “First and foremost, the danger posed by the nuclear power plant is not connected with the political system nor the epidemiological situation”, remarks Andrey Ozharovsky, an active participant of the Belarusian anti-nuclear movement. Ozharovsky believes that nuclear power is dangerous in any situation; Chernobyl exploded under socialism and Fukushima under capitalism. Nevertheless, the danger may increase if the launch itself becomes a political event: “Belarus’ atomic project has been a political one from the outset, as Lukashenka has said many times. If it is in his personal interests to rush its start-up, then in accordance with old Soviet traditions, the facility may be commissioned with imperfections. When it comes to a nuclear power plant, that dramatically increases the likelihood of severe accidents”, warns Ozharovsky. The long term future of the facility at Astravets also poses a key problem: the power plant will function for 60 years, but radioactive waste remains dangerous for several thousand. However, political realities can be far more fleeting. “If the ruling powers in Belarus change, the question will arise as to whether Belarus needs this nuclear power plant. Let me remind you that countries such as Germany have rejected nuclear energy. France has made it a political goal to reduce its independence on nuclear energy from 70 to 50 percent”, Ozharovsky explains.

Waiting for the green revolution

In the short term, ecologists see Astravets as a setback for Belarusian renewable energy. According to a 2018 study by EcoHome and the Institute for Technical Thermodynamics of the German Aerospace Centre, Belarus could close its nuclear power plant by 2040 and fully transition to renewable energy by 2050. Pavel Gorbunov, an energy researcher with EcoHome, calls the Astravets nuclear power plant an unprofitable project. He is convinced that it would be cheaper not to launch the plant, recognising the investment as a loss maker and starting to pay back the loan which Belarus took out for its construction. “In the medium and the long term, the Astravets nuclear power plant will compete with prices for electricity from renewable sources”, said Gorbunov in an interview. This is because Belarus is currently developing renewable energy alongside its nuclear sector. However, the launch of the new power plant and the surplus of electricity which it will produce are expected to reduce investor interest in developing industrial-scale renewable energy. This is the belief of Vladimir Nistyuk, the executive director of Belarus’ Renewable Energy Association, which includes about 40 organisations. The launch also threatens to reduce the opportunities for producers of energy from renewable sources to sell their electricity back to the national grid. It will also impact the “elimination of increasing coefficients”, which allowed them to do so at a more favourable price. At the same time, the expert notes that there remains a public interest in energy sources which allow ordinary people and companies alike to generate their own electricity. Biogas is being actively developed, he adds. “In general, even if the development of renewable [energy] sources slows down, it will not be for long. As Karl Marx said, one cannot live in society and be free from it”, Nistyuk told GlobalVoices. “There’s no getting away from that, because we live in a civilised world which has long since started to appreciate the benefits of renewable energy and its prospects. We are optimists”. This article is made possible through a partnership with Transitions, a Prague-based publishing and media training organisation

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Written by Hanna Valynec