Region hit by electricity deficit due to drought

Serbia and other South-East European countries have been hit by several-years' long drought that triggered a major electric power deficit.

Izvor: Tanjug

Friday, 25.11.2011.

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Serbia and other South-East European countries have been hit by several-years' long drought that triggered a major electric power deficit. For this reason, the region is some 3,550 MW short of electricity each hour. Region hit by electricity deficit due to drought Of all the countries in the region, only Bulgaria has the potential to export electricity thanks to its Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, while Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, Greece and Hungary are forced to import electricity. The Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) is still able to meet all its obligations for the time being and the situation regarding electricity is stable, although very difficult due to drought, Tanjug learnt at EPS. Electricity consumption in the territory of Serbia, including Kosovo and Metohija, adds up to 140 million kWh on a daily basis, while the demands on the territory supplied by EPS amount to 120-123 million kWh per day. The consumption is higher than expected by some 10 million kWh, which came as a result of the disparity between fuel prices. Due to lesser hydro power plant production and high consumption, EPS daily import totals 17-18 million kWh, which represents 15 per cent of consumption on the territory supplied by EPS. The electricity shortage triggered by the drought and the need for electricity imports obstruct power supply and increase the price of capacity reservations for transfers to all regional countries. Flow hydro power plants produce as few as 10-11 million kWh per day and the electricity shortage in these plants totals around 15 million kWh daily, because the flows on Serbia's rivers have not been so low since 1926. In 2011, Bulgaria holds the record in electricity exports in the Balkans with a total of 9.62 billion kWh sold on a number of markets and it also has a plan to sell another 10.5 billion kWh. Bulgaria sold most of its electricity, or some 80 per cent of its total export, to Macedonia, Serbia and Greece. The water level of the Danube at Smederevo is seen this week (Beta)

Region hit by electricity deficit due to drought

Of all the countries in the region, only Bulgaria has the potential to export electricity thanks to its Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, while Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, Greece and Hungary are forced to import electricity.

The Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) is still able to meet all its obligations for the time being and the situation regarding electricity is stable, although very difficult due to drought, Tanjug learnt at EPS.

Electricity consumption in the territory of Serbia, including Kosovo and Metohija, adds up to 140 million kWh on a daily basis, while the demands on the territory supplied by EPS amount to 120-123 million kWh per day.

The consumption is higher than expected by some 10 million kWh, which came as a result of the disparity between fuel prices.

Due to lesser hydro power plant production and high consumption, EPS daily import totals 17-18 million kWh, which represents 15 per cent of consumption on the territory supplied by EPS.

The electricity shortage triggered by the drought and the need for electricity imports obstruct power supply and increase the price of capacity reservations for transfers to all regional countries.

Flow hydro power plants produce as few as 10-11 million kWh per day and the electricity shortage in these plants totals around 15 million kWh daily, because the flows on Serbia's rivers have not been so low since 1926.

In 2011, Bulgaria holds the record in electricity exports in the Balkans with a total of 9.62 billion kWh sold on a number of markets and it also has a plan to sell another 10.5 billion kWh. Bulgaria sold most of its electricity, or some 80 per cent of its total export, to Macedonia, Serbia and Greece.

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