In October, users of the electricity distribution system consumed a total of 199,780,482 kWh of electricity, around five per cent more than in the same period last year. The largest share of electricity, around 38 per cent, was distributed to users in the areas of Podgorica, Danilovgrad and Cetinje (Region 2).
A total of 385,365 meters were read, or 94 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 October, teams from the Maintenance Sector intervened in the field 2,238 times. The value of works to maintain electricity facilities amounted to 464.985 thousand euros.
During October, works worth around 120 thousand euros to replace two transformers at the 35/10 kV “Topla” transformer station were completed. Work also began on the reconstruction of the 35/10 kV “Kumbor” transformer station, for which around 1.4 million euros was allocated. In the previous month, works on the secondary network were completed on the construction of the 10/0.4 kV “Eurozox” transformer station in Spuž, as well as the reconstruction of the “Željeznička stanica” and “Trpeško brdo III” low-voltage networks in Mojkovac and Petnjica. Around 100 thousand euros was allocated for these works.
821 new users were connected to the distribution network in October.
In the previous month, a total of 1,321 new electronic meters were installed across Montenegro. Around 330 thousand metering points in Montenegro are equipped with remotely controlled electronic meters, covering around 80 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 410 thousand users across Montenegro.
