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The Energy Sector in Belarus. Only 13 to15% of supplies are provided from Belarus’ own resources. The main type of fuel used in the country is a natural gas, which is purchased in Russia. Its share in the fuel mix is 75-80%. Belarus is not the only country in Europe which depends on Russian energy supplies. The same applies to the Baltic States, as well as a number of Central European states. However, none of these countries has such a high dependence on one country – Russia – as does Belarus. With such a huge dependence on one energy supplier, Belarus, which retained practically the entire former Soviet industry, buys such high volumes of energy that could only be afforded by rich countries. For example, in recent years, Belarus bought in Russia about 21 billion cubic meters of gas, and only because of the crisis, imports of this raw material fell by approximately 4 billion cubic meters in 2009.

• Месца выхаду: Brussels
• Дата выхаду: 2010-03-10
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