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Electricity bills won’t rise due to Možura wind farm

Wind farm Možura will not increase electricity bills in the part of renewable resources, said in the interview for Dnevne novine state secretary in the Ministry of Economy, Mr Nikola Vujović.

He explained that unit fee for end users was fixed and amounted to €0,9439 per KWh.

“This fee cannot be changed. Government has taken on the responsibility for paying the fee”, said Mr Vujović.

Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism has recently issued decision on carrying out technical examination of the Možura wind farm. After the wind farm in Ulcinj is examined, use permit will be issued and Možura will officially start electricity generation.

“The success Montenegro has achieved in the production of electricity from plants using renewable resources is a result of several factors. However, if there wasn’t sufficient level of installed capacity in the system, those factor would mean nothing. Responsible policy that enabled construction of new production capacities which use renewable resources is the main reason why we were able to produce enough electricity”, says Mr Vujović.

Future of energy development should be seen through potentials we dispose of, needs for energy and internationally recognized duties.

“Accepting Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement provides more accurate framework in which energy development policy should be created. That means that having some potential does not necessarily mean new production facilities that would use those potentials. Responsible planning encompasses principles of energy sustainability, economic cost-effectiveness, social responsibility and ecological acceptability. Today, construction of some of the conventional resources has a problem with one or more of the aforementioned principles”, says Mr Vujović.

Conducting responsible energy policy remains priority for Montenegro.

“That policy entails energy transition, development of the environment for attracting investments in new production facilities… We can already notice the results of such policy. We’ve concluded the contract on the construction of solar power plant in  Briska gora, we’ve invited tender for the construction of new wind farm in Budva and Bar, preparation of the tender for the construction of solar power plant in Velje brdo is underway. Huge investment cycle entails new projects, such as construction of wind farm Gvozd or hydro power plant Komarnica, reconstruction and recovery of the existing plants and recovery of great hydro power plants – Piva and Perućica”, points out Mr Vujović.

Is it possible to reach compromise between part of the population that is fighting against the construction  of new plants and competent authorities who can only see benefits of it?

“We must not allow that different interests become element taken into consideration in decision-making process. Therefore, if local community opposes realization of a project, an investor should establish positive communication with the residents in order to present them with the benefits projects will accrue. I’ll remind you that hydro power plants constructed so far employed more than 80 persons, mostly from local communities. They led to the construction of roads in rural areas”, explains Mr Vujović.

Mr Vujović was asked if the commercial use of Možura would increase electricity costs.

“The fee that has been established is fixed and, therefore, use of Možura won’t increase electricity costs in the part of renewable resources”, says Mr Vujović.

Electricity system and electricity supply are very safe and reliable.

“Report on realization of energy balance has shown that new facilities have increased energy independence. Electricity production satisfied the needs of end users and there has even been a little surplus. Construction of new plants using renewable resources will definitely have an impact on changing many-decade long situation in Montenegro and will lead to surplus”, concludes Mr Vujović.

 

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