Energy expert Željko Marković says that citizens would probably not feel the immediate consequences in terms of technical and energy if NIS were to be sold.
An expert in energy from the Association of Energy Workers of Serbia Željko Marković said that if the negotiations Mole and Gazpromneft fail, maybe a new buyer will appear Oil Industry of Serbia.
Marković stated for RTS that citizens would probably not feel the immediate consequences in technical and energy terms if the company were to be sold.
According to him, the essential change would be the creation of conditions for NIS to be removed from the list of sanctions, while in the absence of an agreement, the future development of the situation would be significantly more uncertain.
In that scenario, as he stated, there is a possibility of activating sanctions and suspending the operation of the refinery, which would initially be covered by state reserves.
Speaking about energy security, Marković assessed that Serbia is most sensitive in areas where there are not enough of its own sources of energy.
"As far as oil and gas are concerned, we are much more vulnerable than electricity itself," Marković said, pointing out that Serbia supplies most of its oil and gas needs from imports, while it has significant coal resources and electricity production from that energy source.
Speaking about the diversification of energy supply, Marković pointed out that the possibility of procurement from multiple sources is one of the key prerequisites for energy security.
"The goal of achieving greater energy security is diversification, that is, the ability to be powered from multiple sources," Marković stressed.
He reminded that Serbia already has several gas supply routes, including connections via Hungary, Russia and Azerbaijan, as well as that new interconnectors to Romania, North Macedonia and other countries of the region are being considered.
According to his opinion, complete energy independence is not a realistic goal for Serbia, but that is why it is necessary to strengthen energy resilience. This implies the diversification of supply sources, as well as the formation of sufficient reserves of oil, oil derivatives and gas that would enable the stability of the system in periods of crisis.
When it comes to electricity, Marković assessed that Serbia is currently on the border between an exporter and an importer of electricity, but that it is increasingly becoming an importer, which indicates the need to build new production capacities.
He also pointed out the importance of energy storage, recalling the existing reversible hydroelectric power plant Bajina Bašta, the construction of Bistrica and the plans for Đerdap 3, but also the need to develop battery storage.
"There must be, we always like to say in the Alliance, that hybrid solutions are what the energy industry likes," said Marković.
A special part of the conversation was devoted to the development of data centers and the growing needs of artificial intelligence for electricity. Marković assessed that large data centers can represent a significant burden on the power system if new production capacities are not built in parallel.
He pointed out that serious data centers in the world are being planned along with new power plants and that they cannot be built without a secured power source.
"There is now a saying in America - if you want to build a data center, build a power plant first," said Marković.
Speaking about the reliability of data centers, he stated that they must have multiple back-up power systems, including additional transformers, battery storage and diesel generators, in order to prevent interruptions and ensure the continuity of digital services.
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