Users of the electricity distribution system took a total of 189,838,419 kWh of electricity in October, around nine per cent less than in September.
The largest amount of electricity, or almost 38 per cent, was distributed to users in the areas of Podgorica, Danilovgrad and Cetinje (Region 2).
A total of 371,078 metering points were read, or 92 per cent of the total number (unread metering points are located in buildings that are not permanently occupied). The reading rate for metering points equipped with new electronic meters is 98 per cent.
In October, the Maintenance Sector teams carried out 1,750 field interventions. The value of works on electricity facilities amounted to around 250,194 euros.
In October, preparations began for the project documentation for the construction of 22 medium- and low-voltage facilities, with a total value of around 1 million and 391 thousand euros. The largest amount, or 280 thousand euros, will be allocated from this sum for the construction of two 10 kV cables (35/10 kV Žabljak substation – 10/0.4 kV Ski Centre Durmitor substation – No. 1 and No. 2) in the municipality of Žabljak. In October, procedures were also initiated to resolve property and legal matters for the construction of two 10/0.4 kV substations, “Rena” and “Nova 2”, in Bar and Ulcinj, with a value of around 101 thousand euros.
A total of 406 new users were connected to the distribution network in October.
Last month, a total of 2,172 new electronic meters were installed across Montenegro. The total number of metering points in Montenegro equipped with remotely controlled electronic meters is around 318 thousand, covering around 79 per cent of consumption.
CEDIS’s core activities are the distribution of electricity and the construction and maintenance of distribution facilities and the network. CEDIS distributes electricity to around 400 thousand users across Montenegro.
