In April, users of the electricity distribution system consumed a total of 196,704,597 kWh of electricity, around four per cent more than in the same period last year and around 11 per cent less than in March.
The largest amount of electricity, or almost 37 per cent, was distributed to users in the areas of Podgorica, Danilovgrad and Cetinje (Region 2).
A total of 363,643 metering points were read in the previous month, 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 99 per cent.
In April, the Maintenance Sector teams carried out field interventions 1,679 times. The value of works on electricity facilities maintenance amounted to around 335,780 euros.
During April, work continued on three investment projects with a total value of around 330 thousand euros, a significant portion of which (142,000 euros) was allocated to the reconstruction of the 10 kV overhead line “Tomaševo–Mojkovac”. Technical inspections are under way for six facilities with a total value of around 320 thousand euros, with the largest amount allocated to the 10/0.4 kV transformer station “Pistula 3” in Ulcinj (73,000 euros). During the previous month, work was also carried out to obtain the necessary documentation to begin construction of 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 668 thousand euros.
725 new users were connected to the distribution network in April.
During the previous month, 2,740 new electronic meters were installed across Montenegro. The total number of metering points in Montenegro equipped with remotely controlled electronic meters is around 306 thousand, covering around 78 per cent of consumption.
CEDIS’s core activities are electricity distribution and the construction and maintenance of distribution facilities and the network. CEDIS distributes electricity to around 396 thousand users across Montenegro.
