Croatia facing energy meltdown

Russian gas is expected to reach Croatia by the end of the week at the earliest, with gas supplies running scarcer by the hour.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 13.01.2009.

15:18

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Russian gas is expected to reach Croatia by the end of the week at the earliest, with gas supplies running scarcer by the hour. Moreover, the Croatian electric company (HEP) expects record usage of electrical energy today and is uncertain that its system can continue to function without major problems for long at this rate. Croatia facing energy meltdown Because of the unprecedented use of electrical heaters by Croatian citizens brought on by the fear that gas supplies will run out soon, HEP expects the record of 61,075 megawatt hours on December 18, 2007, to be broken today. HEP, however, states that it will be ready for any collapse in the power system, but hopes that it will not come to that. Some 60,000 megawatt hours were used on Friday, which the system was able to sustain, possibly because of the holidays at the time. Since the Russian gas is not expected until the end of the week, Croatia has been getting 40,000 cubic meters of gas per hour from a Germany company since Saturday. An Italian company is also giving Croatia 30,000 cubic meters per hour. The problem is that most of the imported gas is being used to maintain the pressure in the pipes, not to actually heat buildings. Heating is only working in homes, hospitals, schools and nurseries, as well as in factories where a lack of gas would cause damage worth millions. The storage battery company Munja has already announced millions in losses because of frozen pipes and broken machinery, while some shopping centers have cut their working hours by half almost. In the Nama shopping center, people are feverishly looking to buy heaters and radiators— demand is ten times greater than usual, with thousands having been sold over the last few days.

Croatia facing energy meltdown

Because of the unprecedented use of electrical heaters by Croatian citizens brought on by the fear that gas supplies will run out soon, HEP expects the record of 61,075 megawatt hours on December 18, 2007, to be broken today.

HEP, however, states that it will be ready for any collapse in the power system, but hopes that it will not come to that.

Some 60,000 megawatt hours were used on Friday, which the system was able to sustain, possibly because of the holidays at the time.

Since the Russian gas is not expected until the end of the week, Croatia has been getting 40,000 cubic meters of gas per hour from a Germany company since Saturday. An Italian company is also giving Croatia 30,000 cubic meters per hour.

The problem is that most of the imported gas is being used to maintain the pressure in the pipes, not to actually heat buildings.

Heating is only working in homes, hospitals, schools and nurseries, as well as in factories where a lack of gas would cause damage worth millions.

The storage battery company Munja has already announced millions in losses because of frozen pipes and broken machinery, while some shopping centers have cut their working hours by half almost.

In the Nama shopping center, people are feverishly looking to buy heaters and radiators— demand is ten times greater than usual, with thousands having been sold over the last few days.

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