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24 April 2023 The National Assembly delegation at the conference "Challenges and opportunities for the EU’s future energy supply"
Monday, 24 April 2023
Starcevic and Davidovac: Serbia is working to strengthen its energy independence and is known for innovations and innovators
A delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia is taking part in the conference "Challenges and opportunities for the EU’s future energy supply" in Stockholm. The conference is attended by representatives of EU member states and delegations of EU candidate countries.
MP Zivota Starcevic spoke at session1 with the topic: Security of supply and challenges in the energy markets in the shadow of an unsettled world order. He briefly presented the energy situation in Serbia and the challenges facing the Serbian energy industry.
In his presentation, Starcevic said that the electric power system in Serbia is stable, that Serbia is dependent on imports when it comes to natural gas and that the most important challenges for the future in terms of natural gas are the diversification of supply, reconstruction of existing and the construction of new storage capacities. In that sense, the construction of the Serbia-Bulgaria gas interconnector, which will start operating in 2024, is very important.
Speaking of oil and oil derivatives, today, Serbia has the necessary reserves for 38 days. In the coming period, we will do everything to ensure oil reserves for a longer period of time.
The share of renewable energy sources in total energy production is 27%, which was the objective of the 2020 Energy Strategy.
"Serbia is working and will work on its energy independence as much as possible by strengthening its energy capacities, diversifying supply routes, strengthening the participation of renewable energy sources and introducing the latest technologies in the energy sector," said United Serbia MP Zivota Starcevic.
MP Tijana Davidovac took part in session 3: Sustainable research, development and innovation as a solution for EU’s energy challenges, reminding the attending that Serbia is in the process of establishing an Institute for Energy and Sustainable Development, which will study energy phenomena from multidisciplinary perspectives: technical, economic and sociological.
Davidovac pointed out that Serbia has an Innovation Fund, which has since 2021 supported 7 projects in the field of energy and energy efficiency.
She presented the scientific work of the Mihajlo Pupin Institute, University of Belgrade, which is working intensively on the ARTEMIS project, whose goal is to reduce total consumption and supply costs and increase the use of renewable energy sources and artificial intelligence.
"Serbia is a small country, but it is well known for its innovators and innovations," concluded Serbian Progressive Party MP Tijana Davidovac.
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