Only 5% of Belarusian energy comes from green sources
The share of renewable sources in Belarus' energy mix may double in the next decade, from 5 to 10%, executive director of an association called Renewable Energy Mr. Nisciuk, said at a news conference in Minsk on Tuesday.
This will happen if the government maintains a balance between financing large power generation projects and investing in renewable technologies, Mr. Nisciuk said. The share of renewable sources in the country's energy mix could theoretically be increased to 30 percent, he added. Local and renewable energy sources are to account for 32 percent of the domestic electricity output by 2016, up from slightly more than 20 percent now, he said.
Biogas appears to be the most promising renewable energy source in Belarus at present, Mr. Nisciuk said.
Despite placing a high priority on agriculture, Belarus does not have a centralized system for recycling farm waste, which can be converted into biogas, he said.
Work is under way to develop water, wind and solar power generation and start using household and industrial waste as an energy source, Mr. Nisciuk said.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, nearly one billion tons of waste currently lies on the surface in Belarus, with 60 percent of that waste coming from potash giant Belaruskali.
Many developed countries pay a lot of attention to developing their renewable power generation industries, Vikienci Rusan, chairman of the board of Renewable Energy, noted during the news conference. In 2011, the United States announced plans to produce 80 percent of its electricity with the help of renewable and local energy sources, he said. The share of renewable souces in Russia's energy mix is to be increased from three to 20 percent by 2020 despite the fact that the country has vast reserves of oil, gas and coal, Mr. Rusan said.
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