The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power station near Ostrovets in western Belarus is planned to be put into commercial operation in February 2021 and the second in May 2022, the press service of the lower house of the Belarusian parliament said.
The new in-service dates represent a delay of about two years over original schedules for the two Russia-supplied Generation III VVER-1200 plants. Unit 1 had been scheduled for commercial operation in December 2019 and of Unit 2 by the end of 2020.
A statement from the lower house gave no specific reasons for the delays, but said a protocol had been signed to increase the period of a loan from Russia for construction of the two units by two years.
The new in-service dates represent a delay of about two years over original schedules for the two Russia-supplied Generation III VVER-1200 plants. Unit 1 had been scheduled for commercial operation in December 2019 and of Unit 2 by the end of 2020.
A statement from the lower house gave no specific reasons for the delays, but said a protocol had been signed to increase the period of a loan from Russia for construction of the two units by two years.
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