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EPS - January 2003 |
In 2002 Serbian households consumed 60% of electric power and industry consumed 40% of domestically produced power. In 1990 industry consumed 60% and households 40% of electrical power.
Losses in the electric power transmission network account for 20% of total production: 15% is directly lost in transmission due to an obsolete system, and 5% is lost due to electrical power theft.
Of total projected production capacities for 2002, EPS was only able to operate at 74% of that level. This year, it has been projected that they will be able to operate at 85% of total projected capacities.
According to research conducted by “Glas“ and “Impres“, 79.79% of Serbians are opposed to the privatization of the largest hydroelectric power dam in the country “Djerdap“, which is located close to the Romanian border.
The pricing system of electric power in Serbia is quite complicated, compromising 6 different categories of tariffs. The average price is $0.032 dollar per KWh.
It is anticipated that in 2003 Serbia will import approximately 1.3 billion KWh of electric power.
There are more than 650,000 households in Serbia who are in debt to EPS for electric power.
Total consumer’s debt (households plus industry) for electric power is 18 billion dinars. EPS (Serbian electric power company) owes 1.8 billion dinars to banks, suppliers and, service companies.
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ISS
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