Electricity reform in Serbia

Jednak, Sandra; Kragulj, Dragana; Bulajić, Milica; Pittman, Russell

doi:10.1016/j.jup.2008.02.002

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“…First-world countries such as the USA and other European states had gone through this process in the 1990s [33], [34], [35], [36], while other developing nations such as China [37], India [38] [39] and Brazil [24] had also experienced similar ESI challenges in the past decade. A similar momentum in ESI restructuring can be observed in economies that transitioned from being closed economies to open economies, particularly in Eastern Europe [40], [41], [42], [43]. However, ESI restructuring initiatives have not always achieved positive consequences [44], [45].…”

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Review of proposals for practical power sector restructuring and reforms in a dynamic electricity supply industry

Khan

Thopil

Lalk

2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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South Africa's electricity supply industry (ESI) remains a vertically-integrated monopoly despite global trends towards restructuring. The monopolistic nature of the ESI could hinder the development of distributed power systems as penetration of renewable electricity increases. The research aims to rationalise South Africa's ESI evolution; propose practical power sector restructuring in the short-to-medium term; and to determine their potential impact. The research methodology included a single case study instrument, with embedded sub-units of analysis. Primary research data was gathered using semi-structured interviews with industry experts in addition to which secondary data from government documents and archival records were used for triangulation. Research results conclude that South Africa's ESI grew due to techno-economic industrialisation factors, while Apartheid-era policies influenced the ESI in only some specific respects. The vertically-integrated status quo was sustained in the post-transformation period due to government's focus on social imperatives; lack of regulatory & policy certainty; and conflicts in political ideology. South Africa didn't experience the pre-conditions that triggered global power sector reforms in the late 20 th century but these pre-conditions are now becoming evident. Privatisation of Eskom Generation and introduction of wholesale and retail competition are not practical in the short-to-medium term, proving the infeasibility of the standard model of reform locally. The introduction of an Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) using a single-buyer model is seen as the most favourable and practical option, with the ISMO owning transmission infrastructure. The research suggests that ESI changes will increase system efficiencies, economic performance and private sector involvement, but will not reduce electricity tariffs. The scenarios, challenges and proposals identified in this research are also applicable to other countries in Africa and other developing regions of the world, that have similar social and political backgrounds, ensuring sustainable supply of electricity.

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Review of proposals for practical power sector restructuring and reforms in a dynamic electricity supply industry

Khan

Thopil

Lalk

2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…Before NATO campaign in March 1999, Serbia was self-sufficient in electricity produced from coal and hydropower, and electricity normally covered 75% of the total centrally supplied energy needs of Serbia (gas and oil cover the remaining 25% of demand The total power capacity of the Serbian EPS is 8.3 GW [26,27]. Thermal power capacities provide it with 65%, while hydroelectric power makes up almost 44% of total electric power capacity [28].…”

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Energy Situation in the Republic of Serbia

Brkić¹

2018

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Paper presents the energy policy of the Republic of Serbia with special attention to the energy situation on the government controlled territory. South Serbian autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohija is under UN jurisdiction since the 1999 according to UNSC Resolution 1244. Renewable energy sources are rarely used in Serbia with exception of energy from hydropower plants, but in this sector priorities in geothermal and energy coming from biomass recently increased. In natural gas sector, Serbia has the deal with Russia for construction of South Stream gas-line through Serbia and for construction of the first underground storage in depleted gas reservoir in Banatski Dvor. In 2008, Serbia also sold 51% of the government founded petroleum industry -NIS which has exclusive monopoly for exploitation of crude oil. Serbian government has complete monopoly in electric power sector. Electric power infrastructure became technologically obsolete, and operative efficiency is at very low level. Serbia has not yet decided whether Serbian Electric Power Industry -EPS will be privatized. District heating sector mostly natural gas fuelled is highly inefficient and it is in jurisdiction of local municipalities but also has social component dictated by central government.

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“…Today, discussions about district heating systems are not rare in scientific literature [50][51][52][53][54][55][56]. Algorithm The algorithm for initial decision for selection of a natural gas heating system in 807 settlements is shown in figure 13 15: Table 6: "Net Present Value of Costs" (NPV) a -€ per "Conditional Dwelling"…”

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Systematic approach to natural gas usage for domestic heating in urban areas

Brkić¹,

Tanasković²

2017

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To cite this version:Dejan Brkić, Toma Tanasković. Systematic approach to natural gas usage for domestic heating in urban areas. Energy, 2008, 33 (12) Dear Prof. Lior, We are grateful to referees for their suggestions. According to referees' comments, we have modified our paper "Systematic Approach to Natural Gas Usage for Domestic Heating in Urban Areas"-EGY-D-08-00110R1. We are returning our rewritten manuscript. This paper has not been published previously, it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in substantially the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher. Also, don't forget we want to attach Electronic annex refer to our work -MS Excel file (annex DB ver3). We hope that English expression in our paper is now improved. Abstract: Natural gas can be used for satisfying population needs for heating, either directly by bringing the gas to the dwellings through the gas distribution system and combusting it in the domestic boiler (gas distribution system-G), or indirectly by combusting the natural gas in the heating plant and distributing the heat energy to the dwellings through the district heating system (district heating system-DH). The selection of a certain type of heating system is made according to the disposition of buildings in the area, their number, size, insulation quality, etc. Based on these characteristics, calculations of investments and exploitation costs have been made for both heating systems and a comparison has been made for all of the 96 presented cases. Almost each type of real settlement can be represented by one of the types of the conditional urban area which are introduced in the paper. The main goal of this paper is to establish a general model to achieve coordinated development of centralized energy supply systems fueled by natural gas, based on defined and accepted criteria. A structure analysis of centralized systems for energy supply has been done with accent on their pipelines.Keywords: Natural Gas, Settlement, Gas Distribution, District Heating, Urbanism

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Electricity reform in Serbia

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Review of proposals for practical power sector restructuring and reforms in a dynamic electricity supply industry

Review of proposals for practical power sector restructuring and reforms in a dynamic electricity supply industry

Energy Situation in the Republic of Serbia

Systematic approach to natural gas usage for domestic heating in urban areas

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