Users of the electricity distribution system consumed a total of 245,453,448 kWh of electricity in July, around three per cent more than in the same period last year and around 14 per cent more than in June.
The largest amount of electricity, or almost 35 per cent, was distributed to users in the areas of Podgorica, Danilovgrad and Cetinje (Region 2).
A total of 372,997 metering points were read in the previous month, or 93 per cent of the total (unread metering points are located in properties that are not permanently occupied). The reading rate for metering points equipped with new electronic meters is 99 per cent.
In July, teams from the Maintenance Sector carried out field interventions 2,229 times. The value of maintenance works on electricity infrastructure amounted to around EUR 205,723 thousand.
During June and July, work was completed on the construction of 20 electricity distribution facilities, with a value of around EUR 508 thousand. Most of the funds were allocated to the reconstruction and construction of six transformer stations in the municipality of Ulcinj. During the same period, construction was also under way on 11 distribution facilities with a total value of around EUR 865 thousand.
1,014 new users were connected to the distribution network in July.
In the previous month, 2,861 new electronic meters were installed in Montenegro. The total number of metering points in Montenegro equipped with remotely controlled electronic meters is around 312 thousand, covering approximately 78 per cent of consumption.
CEDIS’s core activity is the distribution of electricity, and the construction and maintenance of distribution facilities and the network. CEDIS distributes electricity to around 397 thousand users across Montenegro.
