Ministerial Decree No.400 of 1997 regarding development of small and non-traditional energy sector. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy Keyword Renewable energy Natural gas Hydropower generation Classification/declassification Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes Entry into force from the date of signature. Abstract Premier, for the purpose of creation of conditions for the development of small and non-traditional energy sector, decrees to specify that sources of electric and (or) thermal energy that use boiler-houses, heat pumps, steam, gas and diesel generators of individual capacity up to 6 megawatt shall be classified as small sources of energy. Renewable and non-traditional sources of electric and thermal energy that use energy resources of rivers, water bodies and industrial drains, wind energy, sun energy, reduced natural gas, biomass (including timber waste) sewerage and solid waste shall be classified as non-traditional sources of energy. Energy and hydropower enterprises shall ensure in accordance with the established modalities connecting up to the state energy system of the objects of small and non-traditional energy pertaining to the subjects of economic activity irrespectively of the form of property, and also the payment of energy supply. Full text Russian