“On January 12 at 19:57 the first power unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was brought to the nominal power level,” the press service informed.

The thermal power of the block is 3200 MW, the electric power is 1170 MW.

Earlier, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko spoke about how the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP) will help save money.

According to him, only by including the first power unit in the system, the country saves about $ 750 thousand.