Energy in Belarus

[2] Belarus imports oil from Russia,[3] and sends back some refined products such as gasoline.

[6] 2012R = CO2 calculation criteria changed, numbers updated The Astravets Nuclear Power Plant is under construction, with the first unit of two expected to come online in 2020.

[9] The country is one of the world’s largest importers of natural gas with estimates for 2018 being about 17 Mtoe (20 billion cubic metres [bcm]) of natural gas, making it the leading importer among the so-called EU4Energy countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

[10] There are two large gas pipes running through Belarus, the Yamal–Europe pipeline and Northern Lights.

Because non-nuclear thermal power plants are ramped up and down depending on heat requirements, and nuclear is not very flexible, increased battery storage has been suggested.