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Over 370 million kWh of electricity generated by Belarusian hydropower plants in 2022

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MINSK, 31 January (BelTA) – Belarusian hydropower plants generated over 370 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in 2022, the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry told BelTA. They generated roughly as much in 2021.

Belarus has a total of 52 hydropower plants. Their rated output is 96.2MW. The largest ones are the Vitebsk and Polotsk hydropower plants. They generated a total of 236 million kWh of electricity in 2022, saving over 75,000 tonnes of tonnes of reference fuel.

Solar power and wind power also develop in Belarus. Over the last nine years the total output capacity of renewable energy sources in the country increased by more than six times – from 93MW to 608MW.

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