As of 2021 [update], there was little renewable energy in Belarus, but a lot of potential. [1] 7% of primary energy in Belarus was from renewables in 2019, mostly biofuels. [1]: 40 As there is a lot of district heating more renewables could be integrated into that, [1]: 44 but this is hindered by fossil fuel subsidies. [1]: 62
A 2021 study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) recommended: [1]: 11–14
About half is from independent power producers. [1]: 34
In 2019 energy imports cost 5.5% of GDP, and this could be reduced by increasing renewable energy. According to IRENA this would also create jobs and increase energy security. [1]: 53
In 2019 two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions were from energy, and this could be reduced by increasing renewable energy. [1]: 53
There is large potential from wood waste, crop residue, and biogas from manure. [1]: 40–41 About 10% of district heating is biomass. [1]: 29
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Although not hot enough for electricity generation it may be possible to integrate geothermal into district heating. [1]: 44
Although small power plants were common before the national grid there is now less than 100MW of hydroelectricity, because the country is flat. [1]: 30