Focus on Energy, 2010 - Karanovic & Nikolic

B1 and B2 of the TPP “Kostolac” (350 MW each) and the construction of the new unit “Kostolac B”.The works should start this year, and are expected to be finalized by the end of 2015.20FOCUS ON ENERGYtionalDevelopment signed a memorandum of cooperation in the area of renewable energy. Thisincludes the commitment of some EUR 223,000 for the development of projects aimed at thepromotion and the use of solar energy.the Novi Sad city government) announced a public tender for the construction of a new gas-fuelledcombined heat and power plant in Novi Sad with a power output of between 400 and 500 MW andwith a heating power capacity of at least 300 MW. The new plant should provide heating for morethan 80,000 households and business users in Novi Sad.Natural Gas SubsectorSerbia has modest domestic figures for the production of natural gas (its planned production for 2009was around 224.2 million m3) from its natural gas reserves located in Vojvodina, the northern provinceof Serbia. Approximately 91% of the natural gas consumed in Serbia is imported.The system for the transportation of natural gas includes a 2,140 km long high pressure pipeline (16-50bar) stretching from the Hungarian border to Niš. The gas pipeline allows for the import of Russian gasfrom Hungary and the transit of gas to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The existing pipeline system is operatedby the public utility company “Srbijagas”, with the exception of Section MG-9 Pojate-Niš, which is operatedby the private company “Yugorosgaz”.The natural gas distribution network consists of 650 km long middle-pressure (4-16 bar) and 3,000 kmof long low-pressure (up to 4 bar) pipeline, and is located mostly in Vojvodina and to a lesser extent,central and southern Serbia. The majority of the distribution network is operated by the public utilitycompany “Srbijagas”, and to a lesser extent by “Yugorosgaz” which is controlled by “Gazprom” and localdistributors.DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIESNatural gas is expected to have an increasingly important role to play in the provision of energy overtime because of its price and its relatively favourable impact on the environment. The main goals in thedevelopment of the gas sector include the following:tureis over 30 years old).