In Kostolac B thermal power plant, the B2 unit overhaul
has been completed and 350 megawatts unit is connected to the power grid. The
plan is to have B1 unit online, after the capital overhaul in the second half
of September, which will mark the end of the overhaul season in Kostolac. In
May, the first major overhaul of the B1 unit since the completion of the
revitalization in 2014 began and is considered one of the most important
undertakings to ensure the safe operation of the 350 MW plant in the coming
years. This major overhaul will improve the reliability, energy efficiency of
the units, as well as environmental performance. Small repairs of A1 and A2 units
in Kostolac A TPP were completed earlier.
- Overhauls and revitalizations are going according to
the plan and everything will be ready for the winter season and stable
electricity supply. All overhauls are fully adapted to the most important
investment - the revitalization of our only pumped storage hydro power plant Bajina
Basta, which started after 42 years of operation. This year, we will
complete the first unit, and the second one in the following year, which will mean
complete refurbishment of more than 600 megawatts that will give our system
significant energy security – says Dušan Živković, General Manager of EPS JSC.
Despite the drought, the EPS system has steadily
supplied electricity to the industry and citizens even during extreme
temperatures. In the summer, consumption was about 15 percent higher compared
to the previous years, while production from the hydro sector was about 30
percent lower compared to 2023, and hydrological conditions were also very unfavourable
because the largest number of watercourses was on the verge of biological
minimum.
