Tomorrow is a very important day for Elektroprivreda Srbije, as we
will sign Taking Over Certificate for Kostolac B3 unit from Chinese
company CMEC. Three decades later, we are stronger for new 350 MW in our
electric power system and this ensures additional security – said Dušan
Živković, EPS General Manager, at the conference “New Era of Energy:
Where Regional Electric Power Industries are Today – Plans for the
Future”.
Živković has pointed out that newly built B3 unit is
far more modern and efficient, and its operation will further contribute
to energy security and will influence the emissions reduction. He has
mentioned that the works on 66 MW Kostolac windfarm, where three wind
turbines have already been mounted, are in progress and that 70 % of the
works on 10 MW Petka solar power plant have been performed.
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We will have more than new 400 MW additionally just at Kostolac
locations and new road for the future of EPS will be carved at that
location – said Živković.
At the conference of Balkans Energy
portal, EPS CEO also referred to 1 GW solar project, as well as to
Bistrica PSHPP project development. He particularly highlighted that EPS
had started business transformation, that EPS is changing and regional
electric power industries should take the same road, as well.
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Recent amendments to the law impose changes, new market participants
appear, aggregators, active purchaser, and we already have 4,000 new
prosumers. We all have a common challenge at times of energy transition,
and that is to provide energy sovereignty, as well as sufficient energy
for economic growth, advancement of new technologies, digitalization,
AI development – said Živković.
