Lukashenko on plans to get acquainted with fuel pellet production

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke at a meeting in the Lyuban District about his immediate plans to familiarise himself with the production and use of fuel pellets, BelTA reports

The issue of fuel pellets was raised during a meeting on the commissioning of a mining and processing complex for the production of potash fertilisers in the Lyuban District. Aleksandr Lukashenko prioritised the development of the country’s manufacturing sector and the creation and strengthening of new and existing enterprises.

“We need to pay more attention at the Presidential level to promising areas of development,” the Belarusian leader stressed.

The use of local fuel raw materials and, in particular, the production of pellets from wood waste is one of the areas that Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed to develop several years ago. His immediate plans are to familiarise himself with how this is done in practice.

“We will consider another promising area. I once commissioned the construction of several pellet factories. There is a lot of waste in the forest. This waste should be processed and turned into pellets to heat buildings and facilities. We started producing pellets, but faced sanctions. Producers complain that there is no one to sell to. However, we don’t need to sell them; we can use the pellets ourselves. Boilers were made for this,” the Head of State said. “Wood chips and pellets can be used instead of natural gas, oil and petroleum products. Let’s see how an ordinary provincial enterprise has been modernised and what products it manufactures. This is also our prospect: the recycling of wood waste. There is plenty of it in the forest. Pressure and requirements here are going to be very serious. We are burning what would otherwise be wasted, and we are reaping the benefits of doing so.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that it is important to pay particular attention to this and other promising areas now in order to show the new generation how the country is developing. “They need to see the system of our work. If they want to, they can adopt it in the future. If they don’t, let them propose a better system. But then the Belarusian people will definitely ask them. It is crucial that they understand that this is our approach, and we are demonstrating this path to the younger generation. We have to complete this task within five years.”