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Chinese companies help Belarus to sell Astravyets power

2019-12-12
BNS/TBT Staff

VILNIUS – China's state energy company Power China and its subsidiary North China Power Engineering (NCPE) are helping Belarus sell electricity from the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction close to the Lithuanian border, the lrt.lt news website reports....

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