In October, users of the electricity distribution system consumed a total of 187,514,970 kWh of electricity, around seven per cent less than in September.
The largest amount of electricity, or almost 39 per cent, was distributed to users in the areas of Podgorica, Danilovgrad and Cetinje (Region 2).
A total of 358,137 metering points were read in the previous month, or 91 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 98.5 per cent.
In October, the Maintenance Sector teams carried out 2,166 field interventions. The value of works to maintain electricity infrastructure facilities amounted to around €339,000.
During October, works worth €194,000 were completed on replacing transformers at the 35/10 kV substations “Ponari”, “Stara Gorica”, “Stari Obod” and “Čanj”. Construction of the 10/0.4 kV transformer station “Br.1 Nova – (Stadion)” was completed in the Cetinje area, at a cost of around €68,000. Work on construction of the 10 kV switchgear facility “Savatrans-Zagrablje”, also in Cetinje, is progressing according to schedule, and the investment is valued at around €55,000.
Construction is under way in the Nikšić area on four 10/0.4 kV transformer stations, together with 10 kV connection power lines and integration into the low-voltage network (“Gornja Somina 2”, “Klenak Gornji”, “Klenak Donji” and “Jasenovo Polje”). The value of the works is around €186,000. Among the investment projects currently under way, we also highlight the fitting of two 10 kV cells at the 35/10 kV “Petrovac” substation, at a cost of €45,000.
During October, 4,892 new electronic meters were installed across Montenegro. The total number of metering points in Montenegro equipped with remotely controlled electronic meters is around 285,000, covering approximately 73 per cent of the customer base.
388 new users were connected to the distribution network during October.
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 392,000 users across Montenegro.
