Main activities
The project objectives have been
implemented through the establishment of a Working Group, comprising members
from MOME, EPS, EMS, SERBJAGAS, TRANSNAFTA, NIS and AERS , with meetings almost
on a monthly basis for throughout project duration. The well-established duties
of the WG were including the provision of energy sector data for all project
activities and the analysis and approval of the project results. Lastly, an
extensive capacity building programme was implemented focusing on theoretical
and practical issues of energy planning, cost benefit and multicriteria
analysis, including several training hours on relevant tools, as well as
participation in international conferences and workshops.
Main results
During the project
implementation period, the project resulted in the following:
·
Design
and implementation of a complex and detailed energy planning model -the Serbian Energy Model System (SEMS), based
on the TIMES model generator, for the purpose of the deep analysis of the
Serbian energy system.
·
Design
and implementation of a prioritisation
tool, based on the Cost Benefit Analysis and Multi-criteria Assessment
approaches, enabling MoME and relevant stakeholders of the Serbian Energy
Sector, to
produce projects’ priority lists, per energy sector, interconnected with the
SEMS scenario results for a more user-friendly comparison and further analysis.
·
Development
of the 1st Annual Report
of the Energy Strategy and Implementation Program, based on a guidance
produced for that purpose.
·
Extensive
training and capacity building programme
for more than 40 trainees for all
Serbian Energy Companies and the Ministry of Mining and Energy, enabled all
participants to independently run SEMS and the prioritisation tool, as well as
be familiar with EU Methodologies for Cost Benefit and Multicriteria Analysis.
Next Steps
The
next steps should focus on the further development of energy planning
capacities of MOME and the Serbian Energy Sector with supplementary tools to
SEMS, in supporting MoME in its duties to prepare the Integrated National
Energy and Climate Plan, in line with Energy Community requirements.