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VITEBSK, 4 August (BelTA) – Resident companies of the free economic zone Vitebsk exported nearly $100 million worth of commodities in January-June 2011, 31% up from H1 2010, representatives of the FEZ Vitebsk administration told BelTA. In January-June 2011 the trade turnover of FEZ Vitebsk totaled $188.3 million, over 22% up from H1 2010. FEZ Vitebsk’s foreign trade surplus stood at $7.6 million. The import of raw materials and components exceeded $90 million, 13.6% up from H1 2010. CIS...

ORSHA DISTRICT, 4 August (BelTA) – The Belarusian State District Power Plant (BelGRES) in Orsha District will be fully converted to local fuels in 2012, the President of Belarus was informed during his visit to the company. The new boiler produced in Belarus will be installed this year. It will allow replacing natural gas with local fuels. Currently, the share of local fuels at this power plant accounts for 60%, natural gas for 40%. Next year peat and wood chips will be used as fuel. The...

POLOTSK, 3 August (BelTA) - Experts from the Spanish company Bionet and the Institute of Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) unveiled the provisional sustainable energy action plan for Polotsk as part of the European project SURE. The plan for sustainable energy development is important and much needed for the city, Chairman of the Polotsk City Hall Alexander Poznyak said when opening the meeting. “The investment in innovative energy-saving will serve as an impetus...

VITEBSK, 1 August (BelTA) – The Hodigitria Orthodox Youth Festival opened in Vitebsk on 31 July, BelTA learned from the event coordinator priest Alexander Kovalev. Partaking in the festival are about 200 young people from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and Serbia. The festival includes various sports tournaments, games, creativity competitions, excursions, river cruises, spiritual talks, an orthodox ball, and workshops on bell ringing, belt plaiting, clay modeling. A confession and the Divine...

VITEBSK, 1 August (BelTA) – A Czech investor has plans to purchase five L-410 aircrafts for the future Vitebsk-based air carrier in 2012, BelTA learnt from PDW Group s.r.o. board member Pavel Gorodnov. Preliminary arrangements were reached with Aircraft Industries a.s. from Czechia. The first airplane is to arrive at the Vitebsk Airport in early 2012; a total of three to four aircrafts will be purchased next year, including one business-class airplane, the remaining aircrafts will...

VITEBSK, 1 August (BelTA) – Experts of the Spanish company Bionet and the Institute of Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) are expected to present their first run-time version of a sustainable energy action plan in Polotsk within the European SURE project, BelTA learnt from the Polotsk City Hall. The development and implementation of the sustainable energy action plan is an obligatory condition for Polotsk to join the Covenant of Mayors, an initiative of the...