NUCLEAR POWER IN BELARUS AND WORLDWIDE
Renewable energy sources (RES) account for 5.7% of the total fuel and energy consumption in Belarus in 2016. The figure is projected to reach 6% by 2018.
RES in Belarus:
68 windmills
59 hydroelectric power plants
35 biogas plants
101 photovoltaic power stations accumulating solar energy
25 ground source heat pumps using geothermal energy
387 plants using wood fuel and biomass
Today, the RES plants in Belarus are able to generate up to 1.2 billion kWh per year using:
wood fuel and other biomass fuels - 404.6 million kWh
biogas energy - 302.6 million kWh
energy of the flowing water - 209.2 million kWh
wind energy - 172.9 million kWh
solar energy - 94.4 million kWh
Source: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus
