On July 13, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko urged the… (газ · лукашенко · пеллета)
On July 13, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko urged the increased use of locally produced wood pellets for heating, advocating their adoption over natural gas and referencing high pellet prices in Poland. He emphasized that natural gas should only be used as a reserve.
Consensus
- Alexander Lukashenko called for greater use of wood pellets for heating in Belarus.
- Lukashenko stated that natural gas should be considered only as a reserve fuel source.
- The statement was made on July 13, during a visit to a reconstructed agro-service facility in Shklovsky District, Mogilev Region.
- Belarus has sufficient facilities for producing wood pellets.
Points of divergence
- Lukashenko criticized Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement about a new gas transit route as a lie, questioning why he would deceive his own people. — vm
- In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the transition of municipal boilers to pellet use and allocated 15 billion rubles for two years; in August 2025, plans were reported to replace oil-fired boilers in Russia's Arctic zone with pellet-based systems. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Lukashenko Calls for Increased Use of Wood Pellets for Heating — Вечерняя Москва
- Belarusian President Lukashenko Proposed Switching to Pellet Heating Instead of Gas — Ведомости