The commissioning of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is a vital contribution on the path to sustainable and low-carbon energy," the World Nuclear Association said.
The accession of Belarus to the number of countries using nuclear energy for the production of clean, reliable and cost-effective electricity will have a positive effect on the global energy industry and will help to avoid more than 18 million tons of annual carbon dioxide emissions," noted the report of the organization. Belarus becomes a state with its own energy sources with the launch of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets.This is a completely new reality that will set the tone on the economic map of the region.
K. Koktysh: The launch of BelNPP is a historic moment for Belarus
Kirill Koktysh, political scientist, associate professor of the Department of Political Theory, MGIMO (Russia):
"The moment is historical, significant since this is a transition to clean energy. BelNPP meets all possible safety standards. Now there are two types of fuel, which turn out to be competitive, these are gas and nuclear power. This is the launch of new industries, this is the opportunity to transfer to electricity quite a lot of things that exist today on other types of fuel. These are job creation, center of industrial development around Ostrovets, which will naturally become an essential point on the economic and economic-political map of the region."












