The government initially planned for the plant to be operational by 2015.
But due to the country's energy needs, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has ordered it to be ready by 2011.
The plant's site has not yet been announced. Belarus has been seeking new energy sources since Russia increased fuel prices in January.
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Posted February 16th, 2007 by Dinka
