Four hydroelectric power plants with a total capacity of over 100 MW will be built in Belarus in 2011-2015.

August 25, Minsk / Irina Aniskevich - BELTA /. In 2011-2015, Belarus will build 4 hydroelectric power plants with a total capacity of over 100 MW. This is stated in the Strategy for the Development of the Energy Potential of the Republic of Belarus, which was approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 1180 and is designed for the period until the end of 2020. The text of the document is published on the National Legal Portal, reports a BELTA correspondent. As noted in the document, the construction of two HPPs - Polotskaya and Vitebskaya with a total capacity of 63 MW is planned on the Western Dvina River, and two HPPs on the Neman River - Grodnenskaya and Nemanskaya with a total capacity of 37 MW. It is also planned to restore 10 existing and build 35 new micro and small HPPs. The planned electricity generation will be up to 0.6 billion kWh, which is equivalent to about 205 thousand tons of fuel. The potential capacity of all watercourses in Belarus is 850 MW, including technically available - 520 MW, economically feasible - 250 MW. Currently, the capacity of hydroelectric power plants in the republic is 16.1 MW. -0-