Regional projects are not only a necessity, but also a
key instrument in achieving common goals in terms of energy security and
increasing the share of renewable energy sources, Dušan Živković, Acting
General Manager of Elektroprivreda Srbije, said at the Energy Summit in
Trebinje.
At the panel Linking/Networking of Regional Power
Companies as a Response to Energy and Climate Changes, he emphasized that
the region needs common megawatts, primarily from renewable energy sources,
such as the Gornja Drina hydropower system.
- Networking and cooperation of regional power
companies are particularly important at a time when we are living through the
energy transition and the decarbonization process. The challenges imposed by
these processes are and will continue to grow, and I am convinced that through
regional energy projects we can provide the best answer. The only question is
whether we will be worthy of the moment and go one step further. In the
past, great visionaries had enough synergy to build Đerdap 1, with the
capacity of 2,500 MW. Will we find enough synergy for the Gornja Drina
project, with the capacity of 211 MW? The year 2026 is not far away, it is the
day after tomorrow and we will have significant pressure from the CBAM fee - Živković
said.
Luka Petrović, general director of the Mixed Holding Elektroprivreda
Republike Srpske, Sonja Sušac, executive director for development of Elektroprivreda
EPHZHB, Francesco Corbo from the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, Petar Sprčić, board member of Hrvatska Elektroprivreda,
Milutin Đukanović, chairman of the board of directors of Elektroprivreda
Crne Gore and Viktor Andonov, board member and executive director for power
plant development of North Macedonia.
