Likhachevs called the goals of finalizing the project of the third block of the Belarusian nuclear power plant

Alexey Likhachev said that Rosatom intends to finalize the technical solution for the third unit of the Belarusian NPP in order to increase the efficiency and stability of its operation and achieve a more attractive cost of electricity. The head of the state corporation discussed the project on November 11 in Minsk with the Prime Minister of Belarus.

The agenda of the meeting included financial and economic model and project organization. We intend to increase the level of localization due to the wider participation of Belarusian partners in the technical and economic development of the block.

“Perhaps the time has not yet come to announce the final results, but we are very close to them,” said Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev. Proposals on the technical and economics of the project are being prepared for a report to the heads of Russia and Belarus, who will have to make a decision.

The production of two operating units of the Belarusian NPP accounts for about 40% of electricity consumption in the country. Both units are equipped with VVER-1200 reactors. The first of them began to supply electricity to the grid in November 2020.

Another area of cooperation is 3D printing. In September 2025, the first foreign center of Rosatom for additive technologies was opened in Minsk. Alexey Likhachev said that we are talking about dozens of Russian-Belarusian 3D printers, which were received by customers.

During the negotiations, the parties agreed on the supply of energy storage devices, which are intended for new lines of products BelAZ and MAZ. Other areas discussed include the establishment of a nuclear medicine center in Belarus.