BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

06/02/2009

Russia to build nuclear plant in Belarus

The Associated Press

MINSK, Belarus-Russia's ambassador to Belarus says Moscow will finance Belarus' first nuclear power plant and construction will begin this year.

Alexander Surikov says the $5 billion project will be on "maximally beneficial credit terms" for Belarus and will be built by the Russian state monopoly, Atomstroiexport.

Critics say the plant will increase Minsk's dependence on Moscow.

Environmentalists are angry that it's being built near the border of Lithuania on a nature reserve that is a popular vacation spot.

The plant is expected to be fully operational by 2020, when it should supply a third of the energy needs for the country's 10 million people.

Belarus is heavily dependent on Russia for cheap oil and gas supplies.

Source:

http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_11644456

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