According to a member of the government, Russia wants a very high price for gas, instead of such proposals the country will replace all its own output.

At the same time, in the first six months of the year, Belarus reduced electricity import by 20.4 percent compared to the same period last year - up to 1.06 billion kWh.

It is noted that by January it is planned to purchase 2.56 billion kW.

According to the Belarusian Energy Ministry in November, the country now imports electricity, mainly only for the time of repair of its generating capacity.

As previously reported in "URA-Inform", the state as of the end of October 2016. debts of residents of the capital of the electricity was equal to 209.3 million UAH. At the same time - at the end of October, the arrears of the residents of the city remained. Kiev on payment for heating and hot water supply - in the amount of 1 billion 138.9 million UAH.