Energy in Belarus

Location

Energy in Belarus describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Belarus. Belarus is a net energy importer. According to IEA, the energy import exceeded the energy use in 2008. Primary energy use in Belarus was 327 TWh or 34 TWh per million persons in 2008.[1]

Primary energy use per capita in Belarus in 2009 (34 MWh) was slightly more than in Portugal (26 MWh) and about half of the use in Belgium (64 MWh) or Sweden (62 MWh).[1]

Overview

Energy in Belarus[2]
Capita Prim. energy Production Import Electricity CO2-emission
Million TWh TWh TWh TWh Mt
2004 9.82 311 42 272 30.9 60.6
2007 9.70 326 47 276 32.5 62.7
2008 9.68 327 47 287 33.2 64.2
2009 9.66 311 47 258 31.4 60.8
2012 9.47 343 50 286 34.4 66.0
Change 2004-09 -1.6 % -0.1 % 11.9 % -5.0 % 1.6 % 0.2  %
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses [3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IEA Key energy statistics 2010 Page: Country specific indicator numbers from page 48
  2. IEA Key World Energy Statistics Statistics 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006 IEA October, crude oil p.11, coal p. 13 gas p. 15
  3. Energy in Sweden 2010. Facts and figures. The Swedish Energy Agency. Table 8 Losses in nuclear power stations Table 9 Nuclear power brutto