Belarus, Russia studying potential of hydrogen energy - Belarusian ministry

MINSK. June 30 (Interfax) - Belarus and Russia are studying the potential of hydrogen energy within the context of the transition to a low-carbon energy system, Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Olga Prudnikova said on Thursday.

"Representatives of interested Belarusian and Russian agencies and organizations are cooperating in a working group on hydrogen energy under the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) advisory committee for industry. The joint work is aimed at studying the potential of hydrogen as an element of a low-carbon energy system," Prudnikova was reported as saying by her ministry at a forum of Belarusian and Russian regions in Grodno.

The two countries already have mechanisms for adapting their economies to the global energy transition, she said. "Joint work with Russia on the construction of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant is particularly important," Prudnikova said.

"The launch of the plant is a good stimulus for the broad rollout of new technologies in industry, medicine, science and education. These are new opportunities for development of electric transport," she said.