Belarus annually extracts about two million tons of peat. This was reported in the Ministry of Energy. Major production assets of peat enterprises are modernized with the use of modern equipment and technology, new methods of peat fields' development are being introduced. Over the past 12 years, more than 320 million rubles has been spent on the development of the Belarusian peat industry. The transfer of boiler-houses and utilities infrastructure from natural gas to peat is a promising way to increase the sales of peat products.
In total, about 3.5 million tons of peat fuel products will be involved in the fuel and energy balance of Belarus during the next 5 years.












