10.11.2011
No plans to cut budget funds for Belarus’ NPP in 2012
OSTROVETS, 10 November (BelTA) – Belarus has no plans to cut the budget funds for the construction of the nuclear power plant in 2012, chief of the NPP Construction Directorate Mikhail Filimonov told reporters on 10 November, BelTA has learnt.
When asked by reporters whether the budget financing of the NPP construction will be cut in view of the expected credit restrictions, he said, “The construction will not come to a standstill, it will go on.”
Chairman of the Ostrovets District Executive Committee Adam Kovalko informed that in a year or two, about 5,500-6,000 construction workers will work on the NPP construction site alone. Another 2,000 builders will be engaged in other works. Therefore, it is impossible to materialize the NPP project without housing, foodstuffs and healthcare facilities, he said.
Adam Kovalko informed that some infrastructure facilities of the new town will be built using investments of various companies. This was the initiative of the local authorities. This pertains to social facilities and public catering. Investors have been found to construct the first two residential neighborhoods of the town. “All small sales outlets, especially public catering facilities, have already been purchased,” he said. Banks also have plans to open offices there. “This will reduce the burden on the budget,” Adam Kovalko said.
Director of the Nuclear Energy Department of the Energy Ministry Nikolai Grusha said that Chinese companies and loans might be used to build submarine cable lines. “We will handle the rest on our own,” he said.
When asked by reporters whether the budget financing of the NPP construction will be cut in view of the expected credit restrictions, he said, “The construction will not come to a standstill, it will go on.”
Chairman of the Ostrovets District Executive Committee Adam Kovalko informed that in a year or two, about 5,500-6,000 construction workers will work on the NPP construction site alone. Another 2,000 builders will be engaged in other works. Therefore, it is impossible to materialize the NPP project without housing, foodstuffs and healthcare facilities, he said.
Adam Kovalko informed that some infrastructure facilities of the new town will be built using investments of various companies. This was the initiative of the local authorities. This pertains to social facilities and public catering. Investors have been found to construct the first two residential neighborhoods of the town. “All small sales outlets, especially public catering facilities, have already been purchased,” he said. Banks also have plans to open offices there. “This will reduce the burden on the budget,” Adam Kovalko said.
Director of the Nuclear Energy Department of the Energy Ministry Nikolai Grusha said that Chinese companies and loans might be used to build submarine cable lines. “We will handle the rest on our own,” he said.