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Number of electric cars in Belarus doubles in 2024
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MINSK, 19 December (BelTA) - The number of electric cars in Belarus will double in 2024, Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Denis Moroz told a press conference in BelTA’s press center.
Belorusneft is the national operator for the development of electric charging infrastructure in Belarus. “The advanced pace of construction of charging infrastructure has created all prerequisites for the use of electric vehicles as their primary means of transportation. This year we have seen a more than twofold increase in the number of electric cars in the country. Last year this figure was close to 10,000 units. In January-November 2024 the number of electric cars in the country is more than 21,000. Experts expect this number to approach 24,000 by the end of the year,” Denis Moroz said.
He noted that the growing number of electric vehicles creates a certain market for electric energy sales within the country. “We are currently witnessing a more than twofold increase of electricity consumption by charging stations. We are preparing relevant decisions at the level of the Energy Ministry regarding the development of the network infrastructure to meet these needs. The country is producing electric charging stations and setting up operators to develop electric charging infrastructure. Apart from Belorusneft, other companies are also developing the electric charging infrastructure. Of the 1,200 charging stations that exist in our country today, more than 700 are supervised by this company, the rest – by other operators,” the deputy minister said.
Other important areas of work include the conversion of the existing housing stock to electric heating, construction of new houses with electric heating. “In 2021-2025 we are planning to build more than 2 million square meters of all-electric houses. We expect the figure to exceed 1.5 million square meters by the end of the year. New all-electric houses ensure the growth of electricity consumption. In addition, of course, we are converting houses from stove heating (multi-family housing stock) to electric heating,” Denis Moroz noted.
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