Serbia: We won’t stop transitory energy
18/02/2012 00:00
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The fact that Serbia could block the transitory energy traffic in the region has made many neighboring states fearing blackout.
The Serbian Energy Corporation is one of the most powerful in the region, after Bulgaria, which has its nuclear station. However, Serbia says that they haven’t blocked transitory traffic, but they simply will not sell their own production during the extraordinary period. More than 40 local and international companies buy energy from Serbia and sell it to other countries.
The Corporation itself doesn’t make agreements with the industries of other countries, but many states can use the Serbian energy. The Deputy Director of the Serbian Energy Corporation, Zoran Manasijevic, declared that they have saved energy for their citizens by closing it to companies that consume more, around 1500 of them, in order to preserve it for the citizens.
“Serbia has many borders, and each border has a border energy crossing station, shared between the states. For example, between Serbia and Croatia there are 500 MW, 250 belong to Serbia and 250 to Croatia. With Romania, there are 750, with Hungary 800 and so on. We do not touch the MW that belong to the other states. The transit exists and works, but we have taken our share. We have obligations towards our consumers”, declared the vice Director of the Serbian Energy Corporation, Zoran Manasijevic.
The difference between production and consumption is around 20-25 KWH more than the capability. Since the production is based on the river water, the possibilities are small. The Serbian Energy Corporation says that they do not sell energy to other states, together with Albania. This is made by the energetic companies.
“We see which border the energy crosses, but we are not interested to know about its final destination. We have only one agreement with Montenegro, achieved when both states belonged to one government. But we have no direct agreement with any country. Those who buy energy can sell it wherever they want. It can go everywhere, and certainly part of it goes to Albania, there’s no dilemma here”, Manasijevic declared.
Manasijevic added that since the entire region imports energy, including Serbia, the problem must be resolved by financing joint projects. But the projects that must shine, are covered by the darkness of politics.
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