Austrian renewable energy project is interesting – president

During a meeting with a government delegation of the Austrian land Vorarlberg Belarusian president said that the project of using renewable energy resources pursued by Austria is interesting for Belarus. The president appreciated Austria’s contribution to boosting Gomel oblast economy. The government of the federal land Vorarlberg allocated EUR 100 thousand to construct two solar plants in Belarus. A woodworking waste treatment facility project is being finalized. There are efforts underway to design and construct a bio-gas installation in the village of Tereshkovichi, Gomel oblast, worth of EUR 1 million. The Austrian firm AAT from Vorarlberg has won the tender for its construction. The Belarusian leader confirmed the interest of the Belarusian government to develop large-scale trade-economic cooperation with Austria. The president said that he had repeatedly visited Austria and saw the way the Austrian population treated Belarusians. According to him, “this is a very advanced economy”. Belarus is eager to cooperate with Austria in all spheres.

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