Users of the electricity distribution system took a total of 219,977,665 kWh of electricity in March, around 12 per cent less than in the same period last year and around seven per cent less than in February.
The largest amount of electricity, or almost 40 per cent, was distributed to users in the areas of Podgorica, Danilovgrad and Cetinje (Region 2).
A total of 363,359 metering points were read last month, or 92 per cent of the total (unread metering points are located in buildings that are not permanently occupied). The reading rate for metering points equipped with new electronic meters is 99 per cent.
In March, the Maintenance Sector teams intervened in the field 2,032 times. The value of works to maintain electricity facilities amounted to around EUR 317,712 thousand.
During March, activities were carried out to implement five investment projects with a total value of around EUR 439 thousand, a significant portion of which (EUR 134,000) was allocated to the reconstruction of more than six kilometres of low-voltage network supplied with electricity from the 10/0.4 kV “Čevo” substation. In addition, work was carried out last month to obtain the necessary documentation to begin construction works on three 10 kV cable lines (“Velika Plaža 2 – Bratstvo i jedinstvo”, “Velika Plaža 2 – KZ Sv. Nikola” and “Velika Plaža – Madžo 2”), with a value of around EUR 668 thousand. Technical inspections are under way for seven facilities with a total value of around EUR 432 thousand, with the largest amount allocated to the 10/0.4 kV “Tološi 7” transformer station in Podgorica (EUR 75,000).
485 new users were connected to the distribution network in March.
Last month, 3,128 new electronic meters were installed in Montenegro. The total number of metering points in Montenegro equipped with remotely operated electronic meters is around 302,000, covering around 76 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 395,000 users throughout Montenegro.
