Belarus plans to develop strategic cooperation with Uzbekistan and sell peat to Pakistan. A wind power station near Navahrudak was repaired, and two solar installations were installed on the roofs of workshops in Brest.
Drilling of nine new wells has been completed, electricity consumption for heating is rising, and the minister is deciding where and how many new nuclear power units to build.
Key events
Belarus and Uzbekistan plan to develop cooperation in the field of nuclear energy. Discussions focused on potential collaboration in nuclear energy infrastructure development, personnel training, radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management, as well as integration of nuclear power plants into the energy system.
On August 30, in the People’s Republic of China, a framework agreement on strategic cooperation was signed between the state-owned enterprise Belenergа and TBEA, a leading Chinese manufacturer of electrical equipment.
From August 23 to 25, 2025, a delegation of the BelTopGaz association took part in the International Trade and Industrial Fair in Karachi (Islamic Republic of Pakistan). Following the negotiations, a cooperation agreement was signed with the Pakistani company SPROUTS BIOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED. The document provides for the organization of trial supplies of peat products to the Pakistani market.
Due to the non-compliant positioning of the existing 500 mm high-pressure gas pipeline in relation to the new highway, it was necessary to relocate the pipeline in accordance with current regulations.
At the 110 kV “Stanislavаvа” substation in Hrodna, a power outage occurred, leaving several streets in the central part of the city temporarily without electricity. A total of 21 transformer substations were disconnected. Power supply was fully restored at 13:00 the following day.
Near Nаvаhrudаk, repairs of wind turbine generator No. 6 were completed.
Bad weather and strong winds with speeds of up to 24 m/s led to widespread power outages in the Vаukavysk district. As of 20:30 on August 10, four 10 kV lines and 22 settlements were disconnected. Power supply was fully restored by 9:40 on August 11.
At Hrodna CHPP-2, scheduled maintenance was carried out. During the shutdown, high-pressure valves on the main steam pipelines were repaired, sectional valves were replaced, and a number of other works were performed.
Shutdown repairs were completed on the “Reforming No. 5” OJSC Naftan unit, which produces components of high-octane gasoline and aromatic hydrocarbons.
At the 110 kV “Slonim-South” substation, a new 40 MVA power transformer was commissioned after installation and adjustment.
At the 110 kV “Airport” substation in Brest, the first stage of modernization was completed. The facility’s capacity was increased from 16 MVA to 40 MVA.
On the roofs of the production facilities of UP “Brestskie Traditsii,” two new photovoltaic stations were installed. The output capacity of the solar panels ranges from 530 to 550 W, ensuring uninterrupted power supply.
In the first five months of 2025, the photovoltaic stations generated 92.8 thousand kWh of electricity, saving 11.4 tons of fuel equivalent.
Statistics and data
Specialists of the Drilling Operations Management Service (DOMS) have completed the drilling of nine new wells. Six wells were constructed at the Rechitsa field, and one each at the Astashkovichi, Marmovichi, and Zalatukhin sites.
In July, the rig installation team handed over three assembled drilling rigs to their colleagues at SUBR. One rig was installed at the Kamenavskaye field and another at the Vishanskaye field.
As of July 1, 2025, there were 33,930 electric vehicles registered in the country.
July results: 23 charging stations were commissioned, and 2,351 electric vehicles were registered.
The fleet of electric vehicles in Belarus may grow to 48,000 units by 2026.
From January to June 2025, approximately 8.8 billion cubic meters of gas were supplied through the association’s gas distribution system. A total of 364.2 kilometers of gas pipelines were commissioned, and 5,400 apartments were connected to natural gas. Seven rural settlements were gasified, including two agrotowns.
By July 1, peat industry organizations had extracted 520,000 tons of peat, produced over 340,000 tons of fuel briquettes and dried peat, as well as about 89,000 tons of non-fuel peat products.
In the first six months of 2025, more than 1,000 km of electricity networks and over 83 km of heat networks were commissioned.
By the end of 2025, it is planned to build and modernize about 3,500 km of electricity networks and more than 240 km of heat networks.
The target is to reach the level of about 5,000 km of electricity network reconstruction per year by the end of the next five-year plan, which is necessary to meet the growing needs of the population and the economy.
In the first half of 2025, total electricity consumption amounted to 21.7 TWh.
Household electricity consumption for heating and hot water supply reached 723.4 GWh, which is 1.3 times higher than in the same period of 2024.
Between 2019 and 2025, around 154,000 applications were submitted for connecting single-family homes to the electricity grid for heating and hot water supply purposes, of which 140,000 were approved.
In the first six months of 2025 alone, 17,700 applications were submitted, 93% of which were approved.
Statements
“We are essentially considering two fundamentally different options (regarding the construction of a new nuclear power plant). One is to add another 1,200 MW unit at the site of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant. The alternative solution is the construction of a new nuclear power plant at a separate location,” said Belarusian Energy Minister Denis Moroz.
Topic of the Issue: Attacks on Russian Energy Infrastructure
In August 2025, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on oil refineries in Russia and on oil pumping stations of the Druzhba pipeline. As a result, refineries suspended intake, and the pipeline stopped pumping oil.
The Druzhba pipeline is also used for supplying crude oil to refineries in Belarus: from the Unecha pumping station, the main Druzhba pipeline runs through Mazyr and supplies the Mazyr Refinery. In addition, another branch from Unecha supplies crude oil to Navapolatsk, ensuring feedstock for OJSC Naftan.
Another pipeline, Surgut–Polatsk, supplies Navapolatsk, and its capacity is sufficient to meet the needs of both Belarusian refineries. Additionally, a pipeline connecting the two refineries, commissioned across Belarus in 2022, allows oil to be transferred between plants. However, its capacity is only 6 million tons, enabling the Mazyr refinery to operate at just 50% of its capacity.
In recent years, oil processing has remained around 15 million tons annually. Using the Navapolatsk–Mazyr link at full capacity would allow the Mazyr refinery to reach 50% of its capacity and Naftan JSC 75%. This demonstrates that even a prolonged shutdown of the Druzhba pipeline would not result in reduced petroleum product output at Belarusian refineries.
As of 2020, Gomeltransnafta, the operator of Belarusian oil pipelines, had storage facilities with a total capacity of 900,000 m³ (about 770,000 tons). However, not all of this capacity could be used directly for oil storage.
After the suspension of oil supplies from Russia in 2020, Belarus planned to increase storage capacity to 1 million tons. In 2022, it was decided to expand storage to a level sufficient to cover two months of consumption. For this purpose, construction of an oil storage facility with a capacity of 1.35 million tons was announced, which would have increased the planned long-term storage volume to 1.74 million tons.
Nevertheless, this would not be sufficient for normal refinery operation over a two-month period; however, domestic needs could be met for three months when accounting for domestic oil production. It is also known that such storage facilities were planned to be located near the pumping stations at Polatsk and Mazyr, in close proximity to the refineries. Analysis of satellite imagery has not revealed the construction of a large new storage facility in these areas. It is possible that the idea was abandoned, or that design and survey work has been delayed.
In addition to potential limitations on oil supplies, there may also be requirements to increase gasoline deliveries to the domestic Russian market. Wholesale prices in Belarus for 95-octane gasoline are 3,171.18 BYN per ton, and for 98-octane – 3,192.38 BYN per ton.
At the same time, by the end of August, after the price increase, the price of 95-octane gasoline on the Saint Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange was 80,510 RUB per ton, or 2,975.25 BYN per ton, about 6% lower. However, by the end of August, prices in Russia had risen slightly and nearly matched Belarusian prices.
Thus, gasoline deliveries to the Russian market do not cause significant losses for Belarusian refineries. Since export volumes are limited by demand rather than refinery capacity, processing can be increased to supply the Russian market with petroleum products.
Thus, attacks by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles do not cause damage or economic harm to Belarusian energy infrastructure.
Материал доступен на русском языке: Количество электромобилей растет, а атаки украинских беспилотников на нефтепроводы в России не оказывает влияния на беларусский энергетический комплекс. Дайджест за август 2025
