In accordance with the undertaken obligations prescribed by the Energy Community, Serbia should reduce the emission of harmful gases, which will affect the price of electricity, which will have to be compensated after the shutdown of several thermal power plants in the next three years.
This, but also the trade in green energy obtained from renewables, was discussed at the panel “Energy that saves the planet” organized by the company “E-nergia gas and power”.
“The emission of sulfur dioxide in TPP Nikola Tesla A and B in Serbia is five times higher than the allowed limit. Sulfur dioxide is the biggest problem in the whole of Serbia. In order to reduce emissions, Serbia has chosen to close TPP Kolubara A2, boilers 3, 4 and 5, TPP Morava in June 2022, then Kolubara A, boiler 1 and Kolubara A5 in December 2023,” recalls Janez Kopac from the Energy Community based in Vienna.
According to him, all that represents electricity of several thousand megawatts, which Serbia must compensate.
“One way is to import electricity, the other is investments in renewable sources. Thermal power plants that remain in use will have to install filters. Almost, such filters are installed in TPP Ugljevik in Republika Srpska. It is a large investment, which cost between 70 and 80 million euros, and that should be added to the price of electricity from the coal-fired thermal power plant,” says Kopac.
“In the region of the Western Balkans, there are difficulties regarding the realization of larger energy efficiency projects, in the case of small projects, the market has not matured enough. Ten years ago, we entered the business of introducing digital meters in Serbia, which would reduce losses in the network The Electric Power Industry of Serbia, but we have not yet managed to realize it, due to inefficiency and implementation problems,” says Dubravka Negre from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
For better realization of energy efficiency projects in Serbia, they need, as Negre emphasizes, partners in implementation, while the EIB will participate in financing, Nova Ekonomija reports.
