Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlovic pointed out that the goal of the new energy policy is for Serbia to successfully manage the changes brought by the energy transition and to leave an energy stable state and a cleaner environment to future generations.
“We want to do everything we can to live healthier in Serbia, but also to have enough electricity and heat. Energy security is of great importance for every country, because when you do not have energy, enough electricity and heat, you are a vulnerable country which creates other economic, political and other problems,” Mihajlovic said.
She pointed out that now that we know that Serbia is warming faster than the planetary average, we must make plans for the next period and that is the reason why the Ministry has created a new legislative framework, it was announced from Mihajlovic’s office.
“We have a special law in the field of renewable energy sources, a new law in the field of energy efficiency and we are preparing an integrated plan for climate and energy, as well as a new energy strategy until 2050. These are processes that cannot give immediate results,” the Minister emphasized.
Mihajlovic pointed out that every change, especially such a big one as the adoption of a new energy policy, creates resistance because they always exist when changes are made.
According to her, the issue of energy security and climate policy must be above every political story.
“We can have different opinions and not love each other politically, but we must be clear in our arguments, so that our common goal is to have enough electricity and heat energy, but also to be in a cleaner environment,” she said.
Mihajlovic also said that from today in Warsaw, she will participate in the ministerial meetings of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation.
At these meetings, ministers from the European Union, the region and representatives of the US State Department will discuss global issues related to climate change and energy stability, and bilateral meetings are planned with interlocutors from the region, Europe and the world on Serbia’s plans in the energy transition process opportunities for cooperation and exchange of experiences, RTV reports.
