Presidential Decree No. 153 “On development of the electric power industry.” Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Nuclear energy Hydropower generation Contract/agreement Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force six months after the date of its official publication. Abstract The President, with a view of improving energy supply, establishes that block stations connected directly or indirectly to electric networks of power supply organizations, electric stations of power supply organizations and the Belarusian nuclear power plant are subject to a unified operational and dispatching control in the electric power industry on the basis of contracts for the provision of services for operational dispatch management in the electric power industry. These contracts are concluded in the manner specified by the Rules for access to services for operational dispatch control in the electric power industry, approved by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. Energy supply organizations and State Production Association "Belenergo" provide services for: (a) distribution of electrical energy produced by block stations on electric networks of power supply organizations within one area on the basis of a contract for the provision of distribution services related to electrical energy concluded between the owner of the block-station and the power supply organization to the electrical network of which block station directly connected; and (b) transmission and distribution of electrical energy produced by block stations on electric networks of power supply organizations within several regions on the basis of a service agreement for the transmission and distribution of electrical energy, concluded between the owner of a block-station with an installed electric capacity of 25 MW and more, by the power supply organization, to the electrical network of which a block station is directly connected, and the State Production Association "Belenergo". Full text Russian Website president.gov.by