Despite drought, no plans to introduce power cuts

Serbia will not introduce restrictions on electricity consumption despite hydroelectric power stations operating at 50 percent capacity due to drought.

Izvor: Beta

Tuesday, 29.11.2011.

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Serbia will not introduce restrictions on electricity consumption despite hydroelectric power stations operating at 50 percent capacity due to drought. This was said by the members of the government's working group for energy and secure supply, who met on Monday in Belgrade, Beta news agency has reported. Despite drought, no plans to introduce power cuts Peter Skundric, the prime minister's energy advisor, said after the meeting of the working group that Serbia was currently producing 4.2 percent more electricity compared to the same period in 2010, and that the government had enabled the timely import of electricity due to reduced production in hydroelectric power plants. Skundric stressed that more serious supply problems were not expected as long as consumers consumed electricity rationally. He said that a record amount of electricity was being produced in spite of the weakest hydrological conditions for the last 20, or maybe even 80 years, and that coal mines and thermal power plants were operating at maximum capacity. Skundric underscored that thermal power plants were currently producing around 15 percent more electricity than last year and that Electric Power Company of Serbia (EPS) was utilizing the capacities of the thermal energy sector to the maximum. According to information released by EPS, daily electricity imports are between 17 and 18 million kilowatt hours, which is around 15 percent of the electricity needed on a daily basis. Participants in the meeting said that for now there are no problems with the district heating system and that none are expected over the next two months, as well as that no gas supply problems are expected either. The water-leve of the Danube has dropped dramatically (Beta)

Despite drought, no plans to introduce power cuts

Peter Škundrić, the prime minister's energy advisor, said after the meeting of the working group that Serbia was currently producing 4.2 percent more electricity compared to the same period in 2010, and that the government had enabled the timely import of electricity due to reduced production in hydroelectric power plants.

Škundrić stressed that more serious supply problems were not expected as long as consumers consumed electricity rationally.

He said that a record amount of electricity was being produced in spite of the weakest hydrological conditions for the last 20, or maybe even 80 years, and that coal mines and thermal power plants were operating at maximum capacity.

Škundrić underscored that thermal power plants were currently producing around 15 percent more electricity than last year and that Electric Power Company of Serbia (EPS) was utilizing the capacities of the thermal energy sector to the maximum.

According to information released by EPS, daily electricity imports are between 17 and 18 million kilowatt hours, which is around 15 percent of the electricity needed on a daily basis.

Participants in the meeting said that for now there are no problems with the district heating system and that none are expected over the next two months, as well as that no gas supply problems are expected either.

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