Electricity and heating tariffs will not increase in 2016. The Prime Minister Sooronbay Jeenbekov announced this during a conference call on the preparation for the heating season. According to him, such an order was received from the head of the country Almazbek Atambayev. However, the current tariff policy does not allow power companies to cover…
China, UAE and European countries are interested in the construction of Kambarata-1 and Upper Naryn HPP cascade, the National Energy Holding reported. At present the power engineers are studying the received proposals to choose the most suitable investor. The President instructed the government to find investors for the construction of Upper Naryn HPP cascade after…
The Belarusian state-owned Bobruisk Tractor Units Plant, based in Mogilev region, plans to make a contact till the end of 2016 to ship two hundred Belarus-421 series tractors to Indonesia, a company official reported. Indonesia’ Ministry of Agriculture has decided to purchase Belarus-421 series tractors in the framework of state programs to support farming. Exports…
Belarus has been working on a new edition of the bill “On state purchases of goods, works and services” dated July 12, 2013, Irina Tretyakova of the Trade Ministry announced. The new edition of the law is supposed to make allowance for all tricky aspects of procedures relating to state purchase contracts, the official said.…
The Transport Ministry of Belarus has prepared a bill in the form of a presidential ordinance to create a favorable regulatory environment so that trucking companies could upgrade their fleet to Euro 6 emissions standards, the ministry reported. To encourage trucking companies to purchase foreign-made trucks meeting Euro 6 emissions standards (or higher), if no…
The Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry hopes restrictions on the delivery of Belarusian dairy products to the Russian market will be lifted soon, Deputy Agricutlure and Food Minister, Director of the Veterinary and Food Control Department Alexander Subbotin said. “Special working groups have been set up to address the current issues. They are comprised of…
Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) shipped 21,014 tons of potash fertilizers to Ukraine in January-June, up 2.2 times YoY. Potash export proceeds from Ukraine-bound shipments grew 2.1 times YoY to $9.2 million. Established in September 2013, Belarus Potash Company (BPC) has regional dealerships in Delhi, Beijing, Singapore and Sao Paulo. BPC facilitates potash exports to Europe,…