Three new 'green' projects were launched in Novogrudok District with the EU support

14 июля 2018 519

On July 12, pilot projects implemented with the financial support from the European Union in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus and Novogrudok District Executive Committee were officially opened in the town and district of Novogrudok.

A wind power plant (capacity: 2.5 MW, tower height: 100 meters, blade length: 50 meters, rotor diameter: 100 meters) was put into operation in the village of Grabniki under the Green Economy in Belarus project. The project was coordinated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus.

The opening ceremony was attended by Andrea Wiktorin, Head of the European Union Delegation to Belarus, Ambassador; Mikhail Malashenko, Deputy Chairperson of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus, Director of the Energy Efficiency Department; Anatoly Markevich, Chairman of Novorudok District Executive Committee.

At the wind power plant opening ceremony, Ms Andrea Wiktorin said: "I am happy that this wind turbine will belong to the training centre of the Ministry of Nature, and that it will generate financial benefits. That will allow the centre to underpin its activities with a financial footing and develop additional curricula, while providing training and learning opportunities to would-be professionals".

Mr. Anatoly Markevich said: “The basis of the economy of Novogrudok district is the sphere of industrial production, the development of private initiative, the work of small and medium-sized enterprises. But renewable energy is becoming a special branch of our district. And this is not surprising, because Novogrudok has unique climatic conditions. Wind power in our district began to develop in 2011, when the company "Grodnoenergo" built the first wind turbine with a capacity of 1.5 MW. In 2016 the country's first wind park appeared. Today, 20 wind turbines with a total capacity of 32 MW are successfully operating in Novogrudok. By the way, the capacity of the entire wind power of the Republic of Belarus is 90 MW, and the total number of wind turbines is 50. Wind turbines have become symbol of modern Novogrudok.

Mr.Anatoly Markevich thanked Ms.Andrea Victorin for funding this project. The Head of the district expressed gratitude to the representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus for the help and support in the development of wind energy in Novogrudok district and expressed hope for the further development of this industry in Novogrudok.

The long-awaited ribbon cutting ceremony completed the official opening of the wind turbine.

Representatives of the media were able to ask the participants their questions.

Two pilot projects were launched simultaneously within the project on RES Development in Novogrudok District - Road map for Ecological Clean Area.

A training and consulting center for renewable energy sources was opened in Novogrudok State Agrarian College

The Novogrudok Central District Hospital received a new solar energy-based hot water supply system.

In 2012 Novogrudok joined Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy. It was the second after Polotsk in Belarus. The district has already implemented several energy efficiency programs and projects for the introduction of renewable energy sources.

Then the management of the area and guests laid flowers to a Grave of the Unknown Soldier.