Semashko: the cost of electricity for the population will increase

MINSK, July 23 – Sputnik. The cost of electricity for the population in Belarus will increase, said Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic Vladimir Semashko in an interview with the newspaper "Astravetska prada."

According to the official, with the commissioning of the Belarusian nuclear power plant in Ostrovets the electricity payments can only be counted by the real sector of the Belarusian economy.

"In Belarus today, the lowest rate for electricity for the population In the West, the population pays for electricity in two or three times times More than industrial companies, "says Semashko

He also gives an example: in Germany, industrial companies pay kilowatt-hours ] about 8.5 cents, and ordinary citizens – 27 cents. the same time, Belarus has a different situation: for MAZ kilowatt-hour costs 11.5 cents, and the population – 5 cents.

"Therefore, the tariff for the population will increase gradually – of course Semashko specified that

According to the official, now the population pays electricity about 80% of its cost, but must pay for its real

At the same time last year, the Ministry of Energy has declared that with the & a a a a a a a a introduction of BelAES tariffs for electricity Power for the population will be reduced.

BelAES is built near the city of Ostrovets in the Grodno region. The station is built with the participation of specialists from the Russian Federation. In total, two power units will be built as part of the Russian project with a total capacity of 2,400 megawatts. The first power unit should be commissioned in 2019, the second in one year.