MINSK, 10 June (BelTA) – A schedule of payments was signed after the 10 June meeting of representatives of the Belarusian electrical company Belenergo and the Russian company Inter RAO UES. Belarus will use the schedule to pay off the debt for Russian electricity by 5 July, Lyudmila Zenkovich, Aide to the Belarusian Energy Minister, told BelTA. An agreement has been reached that Inter RAO UES will resume electricity deliveries as from 00:00 on 13 June. Representatives of Belenergo and Inter RAO UES discussed the schedule for Belarus to pay off its debt for Russian energy supplies on 10 June. A Belarusian delegation led by Belenergo Director General Aleksei Shirma visited Moscow for consultations with Russian specialists. On 9 June Inter RAO UES reduced electricity transfer to Belarus from 12% to 7% of the country’s daily energy budget. The Belarusian side represented by Belenergo owes RUB1.5 billion to Russia. In 2011 Belarus intends to import 3 billion kWh of electricity in line with the contract Inter RAO UES has signed. In 2010 Belarus used 37.46 billion kWh. Belenergo installations generated 32.3 billion kWh, isolated generating plants turned out 2.26 billion kWh. Despite the sufficient domestic capacity to generate electricity Belarus imports electricity to diversify the fuel and energy budget and due to economic expediency.

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