Energy Supply
Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES) in Belarus was 69,20 TWh in 2021.
Domestic gas and oil resources are very limited: oil is located in the Pripyat downward area in the southeast of the country where more than 80 oil deposits have been explored. The proven reserves are estimated at 27 million tonnes for oil and 20 billion cubic meters for gas. However, the country contains large reserves of oil shale, estimated at 8.800 million tonnes. Those reserves are not being exploited yet.
One of noticeable domestic fuel resources is peat and lignite. The investigated reserves of 39 peat deposit sites exploited in Belarus constitute about 87,2 million tonnes.
TPES in Belarus contains mainly fossil fuels in form of natural gas and oil. TPES in 2021 reached almots 275 TWh.
In 2021 about 58% of the total primary energy supply came from natural gas and about 27% from oil.
In 2020 56% of the total primary energy supply came from natural gas and 34% from oil.
Electricity
Power generation in Belarusis mainly dominated by natural gas. In 2021 more than 21,100 GWh electricity were produced from natural gas.
In 2020 the overwehlming dominance of natural gas in the poweer generation mix is clearly visible.
Belarus has recently developed its nuclear power sector and commissioned its first nuclear power plant, the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), in 2020. The plant is located in the Astravets district, near the border with Lithuania. The BNPP has two VVER-1200 reactors, each with a capacity of 1,200 MW. The plant is expected to generate about 18% of the country's electricity needs and reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels.
Source: www.enerdata.net
Calculations: Austrian Energy Agency
Last update: 07 2023