Belarusian NPP does not stand the cheap rouble.
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2015-03-12 06:10:25
It will have to reconsider part of the contracts.
"Rosatom" faced with rising costs of equipment for the Belarusian nuclear power plant and is ready to revise contracts with foreign suppliers, tying the price to the currency. This may not affect the total cost of the project (about $ 11 billion): the proportion of supplies from abroad is low, and Russian equipment, on the contrary, should become cheaper in dollar terms. At the same time, this year the overall procurement program of "Rosatom" has risen to 833 billion roubles, while last fall it was going to be cut up to 600 billion roubles.