There is increasing interest and growth in the number
of prosumers from renewable sources, and in two years Elektroprivreda Srbije
has signed more than 3,400 contracts for about 53 megawatts of power and an
impressive 20 million kilowatt-hours of delivered green energy until now - said
Milan Radunović, Adviser to General Director of Elektroprivreda Srbije
at the conference Prosumers Two Years
Later.
He emphasized that according to the latest data, 2,400
households installed solar panels on the roofs of their houses, and more than
930 production facilities in the economy sector installed solar systems for
their needs. Solar panels were installed by many institutions, schools,
kindergartens, student centres, monasteries, institutes with subsidies from
local governments. Recently, the first real residential community in Niš was
added.
- EPS will always be a support for citizens and
prosumers - said Radunović.
Ivana Đorđević, Head of Prosumers Department at EPS,
pointed out that this concept changed the way of thinking about the production
and consumption of electricity and created a new dynamic in the way energy is
consumed and created.
- In these two years, we have gone through teething
troubles together and responded to the challenges. The laws were amended and
harmonized in the interest of prosumers, and the changes in the calculations
enabled an average monthly saving of up to 1,500 dinars per household compared
to the previous period, i.e. tax expenditures are now 30 percent lower compared
to the period before the changes - said Djordjevic. - EPS strived to do a lot
to motivate customers. Those who opt for electronic invoice delivery have 50
dinars discount every month and more than 700 household prosumers are using it.
We also offered 5 percent discount on consumed electricity to prosumers from
the household category for regular payment of bills.
Maja Vukadinović, the Assistant to the Minister of
Mining and Energy for energy efficiency and climate change, pointed out that
compared to the period a year and a half ago, the number of prosumers increased
seven times, and the power of facilities increased by 8.5 times.
- This concept is useful for households and the
economy, but also for the state, and is one of the tools to involve a large
number of citizens in the energy transition and to be efficient and successful
in that process - said Vukadinović. - Through the planned amendments to the
Energy Law, during this year, we will establish a legal framework for active
customers, and we will enable the industry to use the produced green energy for
its own needs and sell the surplus on the market. We will establish a certification
system for installers of solar systems, heat pumps and other RES systems and we
will ensure a uniform and standardized quality of services on the market for
citizens and the economy.
She also announced that the connection procedure will
be improved, especially at the distribution level.
