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Around 400,000 households to be gasified by 2015
Cacak,
23 November 2006
Serbian Minister of Energy and Mining Radomir Naumov visited Cacak today and said that by 2015 around 400,000 households will be included in the gasification process in Serbia.
Author:
Tanjug
In the residential area Alvadzinica in Cacak Naumov put into operation a 40 kilometre long gas distribution network which will enable that 2,200 households be connected to the gas pipeline. Once another 60 kilometres of pipes are built, the entire town of Cacak will be gasified.
"We are one of the few east European countries with an action plan for gasification. The government is trying to reform the energy system and thus enable a safe supply of gas throughout Serbia and in all directions, not only from the North as is the case now", said Naumov.
He stressed that natural gas is the energy source of the 21st century adding that the government has taken a series of measures to expand the gas pipeline and ensure that gas is delivered safely both to industry and households. The National Investment Plan envisages acceleration in the construction of regional gas pipelines, particularly in the region south of the Sava and Danube rivers.
Naumov said that after the price of gas increases by 35%, the government intends to reduce the costs of connecting to the pipeline.
Naumov also visited Kragujevac today where he put into operation a reconstructed transformer station "Stanovljansko Polje", which will contribute to an improved and more secure supply of electricity for Kragujevac city centre.
Naumov said that this transformer station was built in 1957 and is now equipped with state-of-the-art technology and announced the reconstruction of one more transformer station in Kragujevac for next year.
Also next year two large transformer stations will be built in Smederevo and Velika Plana, as part of the project of modernisation and expansion of the distribution network.
Naumov said that electricity consumption in Serbia is abnormally high for current weather conditions and warned that if electricity is not used rationally, there may be problems with supply.
He said that electricity cuts are possible if such a thing happens throughout Europe, first of all in Greece, Albania and Macedonia.
The Minister explained that a lack of electricity in the region is a global problem and that is why the international community launched a long-term resolution of that problem through investments and search for new sources.
Our region has suddenly run short of energy and we cannot manage such a risk, Naumov said and voiced hope that there will be no electricity cuts in Serbia if everyone takes care to use it rationally.
He said that prices of electricity and gas in Serbia will not be increased, and as for the next year, it will depend on the evaluation of the Energy Agency, which is a fully independent body, not influenced either by the government or individuals.
"We are one of the few east European countries with an action plan for gasification. The government is trying to reform the energy system and thus enable a safe supply of gas throughout Serbia and in all directions, not only from the North as is the case now", said Naumov.
He stressed that natural gas is the energy source of the 21st century adding that the government has taken a series of measures to expand the gas pipeline and ensure that gas is delivered safely both to industry and households. The National Investment Plan envisages acceleration in the construction of regional gas pipelines, particularly in the region south of the Sava and Danube rivers.
Naumov said that after the price of gas increases by 35%, the government intends to reduce the costs of connecting to the pipeline.
Naumov also visited Kragujevac today where he put into operation a reconstructed transformer station "Stanovljansko Polje", which will contribute to an improved and more secure supply of electricity for Kragujevac city centre.
Naumov said that this transformer station was built in 1957 and is now equipped with state-of-the-art technology and announced the reconstruction of one more transformer station in Kragujevac for next year.
Also next year two large transformer stations will be built in Smederevo and Velika Plana, as part of the project of modernisation and expansion of the distribution network.
Naumov said that electricity consumption in Serbia is abnormally high for current weather conditions and warned that if electricity is not used rationally, there may be problems with supply.
He said that electricity cuts are possible if such a thing happens throughout Europe, first of all in Greece, Albania and Macedonia.
The Minister explained that a lack of electricity in the region is a global problem and that is why the international community launched a long-term resolution of that problem through investments and search for new sources.
Our region has suddenly run short of energy and we cannot manage such a risk, Naumov said and voiced hope that there will be no electricity cuts in Serbia if everyone takes care to use it rationally.
He said that prices of electricity and gas in Serbia will not be increased, and as for the next year, it will depend on the evaluation of the Energy Agency, which is a fully independent body, not influenced either by the government or individuals.
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